Teaching

08.03.19 by

The values of the Oxford Diocesan Schools Trust are ‘clear, explicit and shared across the trust’, Ofsted wrote in its second...

Teaching, Academies

08.03.19 by

'We [the Treasury] were able to increase the education budget by £1.3 billion last year... ', the Chief Secretary to the Treasury Liz Truss told...

Teaching, Policy

05.03.19 by

School refusal, school exclusions, self harm, drug culture, gang violence, social media and child suicides all appear to be linked, but...

Teaching, School culture

28.02.19 by

‘Inspirational and dedicated strategic leadership’ is provided by the chief executive officer, Dr Jennifer Blunden, at Truro and...

Teaching, School culture

24.02.19 by

The value of metacogition has been recognised by the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) and followers can sign up to receive a ten...

Teaching, School culture

23.02.19 by

Schools Minister Nick Gibb has a new enemy in his sites: ‘futurologists’.

Futurologists attempt to...

Teaching, School culture

17.02.19 by

The purpose of schools is to fill the heads of children with knowledge. Who could argue with that? It’s obvious right?

‘Self...

Teaching, School culture

13.02.19 by

What should schools concentrate on? Building confidence? Encouraging ‘grit’ and resilience? Developing ‘character’? Focusing on...

Teaching, School culture

11.02.19 by

GCSEs and A levels should be replaced with graduation at 18, Robert Halfon, chair of the Education Select Committee, is expected...

Teaching, Policy

10.02.19 by

This was the subject of the Channel 4 ‘Dispatches’ programme broadcast on 4 February 2019.

As the number of children leaving...

Teaching, School culture

05.02.19 by

What a difference a word makes. The accepted truth since 2010 is that results in the three-yearly OECD PISA tests for England...

Teaching, Policy

02.02.19 by

‘ An exchange scheme that gives teachers in England the opportunity to share experiences with counterparts from Shanghai has...

Teaching, Mixed ability

28.01.19 by

This article contains many quotes from others (follow the links). All such quotes are in italics. The blog site ‘Reclaiming Schools’ has...

Teaching, School types

26.01.19 by

Maths Mastery, Shanghai Maths, Teaching for Mastery (TfM) have been buzz words since Shanghai topped PISA league tables in 2009...

Teaching, Policy

24.01.19 by

The national papers last week were full of praise for Harris Westminster Sixth Form, described by The Time s as the ‘school for...

Teaching, Policy

15.01.19 by

Secondary schools which have been less than good for ten years or more tend to be those with a higher proportion of white...

Teaching, Ofsted

10.01.19 by

‘… comprehensive schools, catering as they do for a broad range of abilities, teach at a level which enables pupils with the...

Teaching, Inclusion

22.12.18 by

Check your knowledge of the goings-on in education in England during 2018

Who slated the Department for Education (DfE) about the... Read more

Teaching, School types