Monthly Archives: January 2020

For the past seven years I’ve been working as a freelance training provider and consultant. Most of the work I get comes from word-of-mouth recommendations, or because someone has seen me speak or… Continued here https://ift.tt/2tfEL5V

Why disadvantaged pupils are less likely to take modern foreign languages, and more likely to take non-GCSE qualifications Continued here: https://ift.tt/2U9DOam

A look at whether large-scale use of applied ICT and sports science qualifications, among others, is common Continued here: https://ift.tt/2O82R9S

More teachers are reporting mental health problems – but wellbeing may not have changed Continued here: https://ift.tt/38Go4jh

Are schools in the north and the Midlands failing their pupils as is claimed? Continued here: https://ift.tt/2RUeOBc

Former Irish president Mary Robinson has been doing the rounds warning the world it needs to wake up as the hands of the Doomsday Clock are moved to 100 seconds to midnight. Apparently things are so… Continued here https://ift.tt/2tMtGJX

Why policies aimed at select schools might not be the best way to close attainment gaps Continued here: https://ift.tt/30J0QGw

The debate about whether schools should be allowed to internally exclude children from lessons is a hot topic at the moment, with all sorts of people weighing in at both ends of the spectrum of… Continued here https://ift.tt/2ugcr3q

What does equivalence look like following changes to vocational qualifications? Continued here: https://ift.tt/2NAX1O9

Yesterday I saw a thread on Twitter from headteacher Stuart Lock on the pros and cons of the new inspection framework: https://twitter.com/StuartLock/status/1216475275514523648?s=20 In it he… Continued here https://ift.tt/2QWjabM