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Janet Downs: Gove says the number of academies in London is responsible for the success of London schools. But it isn’t true.

London is a “very, very special place”, says Secretary of State, Michael Gove, because it’s the only capital city in the world where results in its schools are better than the national average. Gove says it’s because so many London secondary schools are academies. But converter academies haven’t been around long enough for them to be responsible. And research has found ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Why does London outperform England?: "[...] of all London secondary schools are now academies. The National Union of Teachers disputes this, as does the Local Schools Network. Chris Cook has drilled into the data, and says that although the best [...]..."

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Sally Davenport: Is it an, “I am Spartacus,” Moment when Everybody Including the Next-Door-Neighbours Cat, Prof. Biggles is Claiming Credit for the London Challenge’s Success?

In the time its taken to write this title, my auntie’s budgerigar Jeremy has also come forward to claim personal credit for the success of the London challenge. I was sitting in a parked car with three friends, two of which were having a ‘cat-fight’ of a confab regarding the London Challenge. One was adamant that Lord Adonis should wear the ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Sally Davenport: "It's a good question. I think this needs a new story. Must go, I'm off to do a biggle or two. x..."

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Janet Downs: Ofsted contradicts Gove – success of London Challenge had little to do with sponsored academies

The London Challenge was established in 2003 to tackle underperformance in London schools. Estelle Morris, the then Secretary of State, launched the scheme with Stephen Twigg, the Minister for London Schools (now Shadow Education Secretary), and Tim Brighouse, Commissioner for London Schools. An Ofsted report in 2010 found that the London Challenge (LC) had been a great success which Ofsted attributed ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Why does London outperform England?: "[...] secondary schools are now academies. The National Union of Teachers disputes this, as does the Local Schools Network. Chris Cook has drilled into the data, and says that although the best academies are in London, [...]..."

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Adrian Elliott: Tim Brighouse Lecture at the Oxford Education Society 16/09/2011

Just come across this and thought I would share it in case anyone missed it. Will comment later when I have time to read it properly read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Janet Downs: "Nick Gibb's latest pronouncements about the thousands of children failing to achieve 3Rs at Level 1 and about the wide gap between children on free school meals and the rest were based on some faulty statistics and a glaring arithmetical ......"

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