Monthly Archives: February 2016

Originally posted on Governing Matters:
Today marks the end of era. Shena Lewington, known to many of us as Clerk to Governor, announced that, after June,  she is putting her pen away and, in her words, she is “done with…

“To supervise people, you must either surpass them in their accomplishments or despise them.” Benjamin Disraeli Questions about the purpose of education divide and bedevil: there’s… Continued here http://ift.tt/215UbOj

Originally posted on Filling the pail:
I asked New South Wales’ Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation (CESE) for some data on the proportion of government schools that are still using Reading Recovery. I had seen a figure of around…

Originally posted on Pedfed:
This is not going to be a popular post. It is not an attack on primary teachers, although it might seem that way. It is simply outlining the consequence of a poorly conceived and badly implemented assessment framework…

To boldly go…: Cos work’s for working right?: So, I have a spot of school work to do tomorrow.   Now, I know Ofsted said we don’t have to prepare but that makes the assumption that I…

Originally posted on Starter for Five:
Name: Quirky Teacher Twitter name: @iQuirky_Teacher Sector: Primary Subject taught (if applicable): Everything Position: Class teacher and subject co-ordinator What is your advice about? How to have a twitter debate Try to disengage emotion…

Today marks the end of era. Shena Lewington, known to many of us as Clerk to Governor, announced that, after June, she is putting her pen away, and, in her words she is “done with edu everything”. by Naureen Khalid … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Matthew Evans:
“You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in Wonderland, and I show you how…