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Consider the following: “The consequences of the standardised exam system? It’s a classic example of unintended consequences. It began with good intentions which was to raise “standards”. It’s ended up with a tick-box, teach to the test, grade-factory approach to … Continue reading
Gavin Williamson has now stated his position clearly and has declared that students in English schools WILL be taking GCSE and A-Level examinations in the summer of 2021. A delay of three weeks has been provided for the six-month loss … Continue reading
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It’s GCSE results day and we’d like to add our congratulations and best wishes for those who are pleased with their results – and express our sympathy for those who are less happy. Please remember these results are NOT the … Continue reading
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In our previous post we set out the objectives for children’s writing by the age of 7, as outlined in a booklet written by Her Majesty’s Inspectors in the Curriculum Matters series. Our aim is to compare and contrast what … Continue reading
Palo Alto High School is one of the USA’s most prestigious public secondary schools. Three boys from the Palo Alto school district have killed themselves this year. Does a culture of hyperachievement deserve any blame? The extracts below are from … Continue reading
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“The shadow secretary of state salutes Ken Robinson and Lou Aronica’s powerful manifesto which opposes standardised testing and calls for a more inspirational approach to teaching” – The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/apr/23/creative-schools-revolutionising-education-from-the-ground-up-ken-robinson-lou-aronica-review This post is a 3Di review of a book review. … Continue reading
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As the Easter fortnight draws to a close and teachers step up their preparations for the Summer term we’ve been hearing reports of Year 6 children going into school every morning for at least the past week in order to … Continue reading
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05nvgq0#auto Radio 4’s Midweek programme this week introduced Sir Anthony Seldon as “an experienced headmaster, writer and happiness guru”, which seems a tad flimsy given that Seldon, as headmaster of Wellington College, is a long serving and highly regarded head … Continue reading
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An article appeared on the Guardian’s website at 00.05 this morning, but you’ll have to look quite hard to find it – in spite of its important content: Nicky Morgan urges ‘curriculum for life’ http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/mar/11/nicky-morgan-curriculum-to-deal-with-sexting-and-revenge-porn It’s unfortunate that the Guardian … Continue reading
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“The man who was responsible for supervising the first National Curriculum of over 100 years ago was the Senior Chief Inspector, Edmond Holmes. When he retired he wrote a book in which he condemned all that he had been doing … Continue reading
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