Supporting your local school
When this question is asked by a politician, an unsolicited social media post, or someone selling you something, it is always wise to think about...
Read moreYoung people are right to care about the future. But marching while skipping school is only one, and not necessarily the most...
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Probably the most important short statement ever made about teaching and learning is this from Vygotsky.
As we know from...
Read moreGareth Malone is well-known for mentoring choirs. His Military Wives made the Festival of Remembrance in 2011. He searched for...
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School refusal, school exclusions, self harm, drug culture, gang violence, social media and child suicides all appear to be linked, but...
Read more‘Inspirational and dedicated strategic leadership’ is provided by the chief executive officer, Dr Jennifer Blunden, at Truro and...
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The value of metacogition has been recognised by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and followers can sign up to receive a ten...
Read moreSchools Minister Nick Gibb has a new enemy in his sites: ‘futurologists’.
Futurologists attempt to...
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The purpose of schools is to fill the heads of children with knowledge. Who could argue with that? It’s obvious right?
‘Self...
Read moreWhat should schools concentrate on? Building confidence? Encouraging ‘grit’ and resilience? Developing ‘character’? Focusing on...
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This was the subject of the Channel 4 ‘Dispatches’ programme broadcast on 4 February 2019.
As the number of children leaving...
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This third expose of 'the Gap', comes on the back of a reply I received from the BBC's Education Correspondent, Sean Coughlan, in response to my...
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I have recently written a number of articles on the subject of the ‘Attainment Gap’ and the ‘Pupil Premium’. Having discovered the email...
Read moreThe gap between disadvantaged pupils and others continues to narrow,’ says the Department for Education i n its commentary on the 2018 Key Stage 2...
Read more In my original article on this subject, ‘The Gap Exposed’, I set out my reasons for believing the current preoccupation with closing the...
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A previous article entitled 'The Attainment Gap Exposed' has been deleted. This completed update replaces it.
Have you...
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This update of my article of 25 April 2016 has been prompted by the recent case of the children of a Syrian family being bullied and the...
Read more Professor Becky Allen of the UCL Institute of Education has written important articles about the Pupil Premium (PP) that I discuss here and here...
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