I have just watched Emily Thornbury on the Andrew Marr show (11 Nov 2018) being asked about the view of the London Mayor that, “the problem would...
Read more'Education is in crisis. Our children are the most unhappy in the developed world , their...
Read moreI return to the work of Professor Rebecca (Becky) Allen , Director of the Centre for Education Improvement Science, UCL Institute of Education,...
Read morePrioritising data and results is endemic…
Ofsted has seen evidence of declining education quality driven by narrowing the...
Read moreI refer to the work of Professor Rebecca (Becky) Allen , Director of the Centre for Education Improvement Science, UCL Institute of Education, who...
Read moreASCL launches inquiry into system leaving pupils 'deflated'
The Association of Schools and Colleges has launched an...
Read moreEvidence that the title of this article should be taken seriously can be found here and here .
On 7 October 2018 I wrote to the Fair...
Read moreAt the start of 2018, I was appointed governor of a local junior school. And a very good school it is too, with an excellent head and dedicated,...
Read moreThe Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has published a seven part guide to improving secondary science teaching .
It is excellent, and...
Read moreThis 1999 paper by Professor Michael Shayer is of enormous significance for the future of the English education system and the way that school...
Read moreWhy did Ireland do so well in global reading test? SoS asks
Education Secretary Damian Hinds visited Dublin last week to...
Read moreAlleged ‘grade inflation’ hasn't ended
Remember when Michael Gove used to bang on about grade inflation? His reformed...
Read moreShortly to be published research by Professor Michael Shayer reveals an accidental breakthrough in how highly significant cognitive development in...
Read moreSTA investigated St Matthew’s CofE, Hillingdon, for ‘maladministration'
The Standards and Testing Agency has annulled...
Read morePupils told inspectors they now feel safe in school
Great Yarmouth Charter Academy (GYCA) became notorious when it opened...
Read moreGaps in provision mean many pupils will miss out
Education secretary Damian Hinds has announced a £5m fund for twenty ‘...
Read moreNine in ten local authority schools are good or outstanding
According to schools minister Nick Gibb, speaking to the...
Read moreThis year marks a signifi cant anniversary in the history of education policy in this country.
Thirty years ago this summer the Great...
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