Finding the Freedom to Teach
Whenever a teacher is asked what they do for a living, the response to their answer tends to be the same “Oh that sounds like hard work, but must be very rewarding” (closely followed by a remark about...
View Article@OfstedNews publishes research review on music
Today’s review is part of a series of research that examines different subjects across the curriculum. It draws on the evidence from the education inspection framework (EIF) and other literature to...
View ArticleAre you the one who stops the creativity in your classroom?
Every now and then the buzzword CREATIVITY pops up in Education circles. It was mentioned again by former Education Secretary Nicky Morgan. Quite unsurprisingly, she advocated that the Government...
View ArticleBook: The Headteacher’s Handbook by @RaeSnape via @BloomsburyEd
Supported by Bloomsbury Education This must-read guide to being a primary headteacher is filled with practical guidance, tips, and advice on all aspects of headship to support and inspire new, current...
View ArticleResearchers find that primary school tests have little effect on children’s...
National Curriculum Key Stage 2 tests taken by 10- and 11-year-old children in England to assess progress in English and Mathematics do not seem to affect children’s wellbeing, according to new...
View ArticleBook: Education – The Rock and Roll Years by Les Walton via @CriticalPub
Looking back over the last 70 years of education within England highlights some fantastic achievements within the system but, more notable, some of the magnificent failures that have helped widen the...
View ArticleShould EAL be a Priority for Primary Schools?
In recent times it’s hard to find contemporary research into English as an Additional Language. Is it time for the government to begin an in-depth review of EAL provision across England? Regularly in...
View ArticleBook: About our Schools by @brighouse_tim & Mick Waters via @CrownHousePub
Supported by Crown House Publishing Long before the first reported case of COVID-19, doubts were growing about the ability of present-day schooling to meet the future needs of accelerating change. Our...
View ArticleYou want impact? Verbal Feedback is the answer
With a change to ‘no levels’, it is fundamental for schools to go back to basics and think about how the marking and feedback policy ties into the overall philosophy of assessment in the school....
View ArticleTalking Chemistry when “Working Scientifically”
The statutory programmes of study issued by the Department for Education in England provide the sequence of knowledge and concepts that children must be taught, this includes ‘Working Scientifically’...
View ArticleUnderperforming schools need more support to avoid downward spiral
Schools with consistently less than “good” Ofsted grades will find it difficult to improve without further support, according to new research led by IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society....
View ArticleAbsence and the cycle of disadvantage
The release of the latest school absence data (bit.ly/uked14nov20) from the Department for Education in England revealed positive news, with declining overall absence rates and persistent absentees...
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