Monthly Archives: March 2023

Read this… ‘Liz Truss culpa de su caída política al ‘establishment’ económico del Reino Unido La ex primera ministra conservadora defiende su rebaja de impuestos y asegura que “nunca se le dio una oportunidad real” de impulsarla El modo más … Continue reading →

This weekend saw Joe Kirby publish a thoughtful blog in which he calls for an end to Quality Assurance. I agree with Joe’s analysis of the cause of poor accountability – or QA – but not his suggested solutions. In … Continue reading →

‘Ro-man soc…i-e-ty… The army tried to con…q…u…er new lands for their v…ast Em-p-i…re.’ It is all-too common to hear arduous attempts at reading aloud in classrooms. Particularly with younger pupils, well-meaning enthusiasm, stretching their hands into the sky, is often … Continue reading →

The Commons Education Select Committee met yesterday. One of their current inquiries focuses on tackling persistent absence. At the meeting, Dame Rachel De Souza, England’s children’s commissioner, spoke of her concerns about children missing lots of school on Fridays. The … Continue reading →

A few years ago, an interesting article in the Times Educational Supplement summarised some analysis that showed that there was an increase in absence among disadvantaged pupils on Christmas Jumper Day. Last week there was another “day” which has tended … Continue reading →

It is the time of year when well-meaning parents pay for a legion of revision guides and they sit atop all the book charts. The sobering truth is that the purchase is both optimistic and likely lacking in the specific … Continue reading →

Last week the Mayor of London announced funding to extend universal free school meals to pupils in Years 3 to 6 in all state-funded schools in the capital in 2023/24. Some local authorities[1] already run their own local schemes. The … Continue reading →