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Tag Archives: Ofsted
Children should be seen and heard
Most of us of a certain generation had one… a formidable great aunt who believed that “children should be seen and not heard”. My great aunt Mildred was a classic of the genre; she had a kind heart but it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Child, education, Educators, England, K through 12, Ofsted, Pupil, Teacher
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Mixed ability classes are ‘a curse’ on bright pupils
So said the Daily Telegraph. This is a fairly predictable headline for a right wing paper. The ‘news’ in the story is that this is the view of Sir Michael Wilshaw, the Chief Inspector of Schools who has a refreshingly no … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Woodhead, Clint Eastwood, Daily Telegraph, education, Michael, NEET, Ofsted, Oxbridge
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Standing up for the class of 2012
Michael Gove started it, journalists promoted it, and middle aged men and women across the land joined in with a chorus of “exams were harder in my day”. The world seems full of BIMDYs who back in their day were fortunate enough to … Continue reading
The League Table Lottery and ‘Trip Advisor’ for schools
Last week the Department of Education released league tables of ‘school performance’ and this week it is re-writing the criteria for them by removing thousands of vocational qualifications. Welcome to the chaotic and confused world of educational league tables. In … Continue reading
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Tagged education, lottery, Ofsted, Parent View, School league tables, school performance, Trip Advisor
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Sir Humphrey is alive and well…
…in the Department for Education. Back in 2010 when Michael Gove took over the then Department for Children, Schools and Families and promptly restored it to its original title, he boldly promised to reduce the inspection burden that fell on schools. … Continue reading
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