Monthly Archives: January 2015

As I continue to write about the journey of the Mathemateers in their maths learning, I’m going to divert for a post or two into the thorny subject of Computing – a new subject on the National Curriculum. I’m about … Continue reading →

Regular LSN readers will know that each year, when the GCSE school league tables are published, I carry out an analysis of the comparative performance of sponsored academies and similar community schools. In the past this has been in response … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Obvious but obviousness of a tricky kind:
There is a certain amount of misinformation about science practicals coming out of the Wellcome Trust and one or two unions. Here are the facts. Ofqual has three aims as…

Originally posted on When in Rome…:
Professional development opportunities, as in courses run by external bodies, have become fewer and fewer, as a result of ever-shrinking CPD budgets. This means that teaching staff have had less opportunities to attend courses…

Originally posted on Obvious but obviousness of a tricky kind:
The government performance tables of exam results are published in the January after the previous June exams and are misleading – some of the schools with the best exam results…

Originally posted on thinkingreadingwritings:
? 1. Prioritise reading across the school Ensuring that children can read is the most fundamental duty of schools. This does not just apply to primary schools. Secondary students attend school for five years. That time…