Monthly Archives: January 2023

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The primary to secondary transition is a topic of annual angst. For school leaders, teachers, and parents, gaining insight to supporting pupils making the leap to ‘big school’ is a crucial topic. Much of the research on transition doesn’t offer … Continue reading →

In this blogpost we’re going to look at the relationship between secondary school inspection outcomes and Progress 8 scores. Both are imperfect proxy measures of school quality and so we might expect them to be related. But how closely are … Continue reading →

Once upon a time – when Michal Gove was Secretary of State for education  – PISA was all the rage. As I noted at the time international evidence was then en vogue, with PISA in particular featuring prominently in education … Continue reading →

Just before Christmas the Prime Minister no less announced a new “policy flavour” [1] that all students would continue to study maths to age 18. Better minds than mine will have ideas whether this is a good idea (or not). … Continue reading →

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 [I have cross-posted this blog on my Substack. You can follow my newsletter and Substack publications HERE] The Internet is omnipresent in our lives. The magic of near-infinite knowledge in the palm of our hand would be scarcely believable for … Continue reading →

It is January and that time of year when we consider new habits, routines and development. As new resolutions begin, we may consider it a good bet to focus some effort on how best to support professional development. Here is … Continue reading →

Debates about spelling never really go away. No matter what technological advancement is ushered in, it appears that spelling development still matters and we should sustain the teaching of spelling. For young writers in particular, spelling is linked to writing, … Continue reading →

In this blogpost, I’m going to look at what happens to pupils who have been permanently excluded. How many of them are re-integrated into mainstream schools after exclusion? Data I’ll be using data from National Pupil Database on permanent exclusions … Continue reading →