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12.11.18 by

The present system in England harms all pupils

There’s something in the air – and it’s not just too-early Christmas music...

Teaching, Inclusion

19.10.18 by

PM’s dodgy statements were ‘factually correct’, Hinds says

‘Ensuring the integrity of education statistics is very...

Teaching, Policy

18.09.18 by

'Several papers' at Harris Primary Academy Kent House wiped

The Standards and Testing agency (STA) has annulled '...

Academies, SATs

16.09.18 by

This is the title of a Guardian article which appeared on 11 September 2018. The following (in italics) are excerpts.

Major study of 1.8...

Teaching, Mixed ability

27.08.18 by

Investigation cast doubt on ‘accuracy or correctness’

An investigation by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) found ‘...

School culture, Accountability

27.08.18 by

Alleged ‘grade inflation’ hasn't ended

Remember when Michael Gove used to bang on about grade inflation? His reformed...

Teaching, Exclusion

16.08.18 by

STA investigated St Matthew’s CofE, Hillingdon, for ‘maladministration'

The Standards and Testing Agency has annulled...

Accountability, SATs

08.08.18 by

Test results for English reading and Maths quashed

Teachers at Harris Academy Philip Lane ‘ over-aided ’ Year 6 pupils...

Academies, Conservative

10.07.18 by

Consider these quotes from this recent Guardian article .

The system is now pushing schools and their heads to prioritise “the interests...

Teaching, School types

19.06.18 by

This year marks a signifi cant anniversary in the history of education policy in this country.

Thirty years ago this summer the Great...

School culture, Inclusion

03.06.18 by

The ‘north/south attainment gap’ claimed to exist by The Sutton Trust, The Social Mobility Foundation, the DfE, the National Schools Commissioner...

Teaching, Other

18.05.18 by

Hold on to your hats! It’s that thorny subject, rearing its ‘timely’ head again. Roger Titcombe and I are busy trying to convince...

Teaching, Policy

10.05.18 by

I have received this response from The Sutton Trust to my article questioning the ‘attainment gap’ .

Research by John Goldthorpe has...

Teaching, Other

03.05.18 by

Former Education Secretary Justine Greening has been speaking at the Sutton Trust .

Former Education Secretary Justine Greening’s...

Teaching, School leadership

26.04.18 by

That humans are differently endowed across every measurable parameter is an established fact. It is also a fact that the education world...

Teaching, SATs

10.04.18 by

Exam pressure causes stress – it’s well-known. And a little stress can improve performance – a ‘chilled’ attitude can cause underachievement and...

Teaching, School culture

29.03.18 by

Using calculators can improve pupils’ calculating and problem-solving skills, the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has found.

To...

Teaching, Academies

08.02.18 by

This is the title of a publication by ‘More than a score’.

More than a score is a broad coalition established by the largest teachers’...

Teaching, School culture