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Thursday, 12 February 2015

What do Labour's spending plans mean for schools?

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Last week I wrote this on the Conservatives plans for school spending. My conclusion was that over the next Parliament their plans would ...
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Monday, 2 February 2015

What do Conservative spending plans mean for schools?

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Just after the Prime Minister's speech on education earlier today I tweeted: "PM confirms Tory school spending plans for next P...
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Friday, 2 January 2015

The Standards Puzzle

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"Have standards improved over time?" is one of the most persistent questions in education policy. And understandably so - under t...
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Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Education after Gove

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I wasn't expecting to be writing this post today. There has been a rumour going round for months that Michael Gove would be moved to an...
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Saturday, 28 June 2014

The London Schools Effect - what have we learned this week?

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Perhaps the biggest question in education policy over the past few years is why the outcomes for London schools have been improving so muc...
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Wednesday, 14 May 2014

In defence of baseline assessments

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Earlier this year the DfE announced new proposals for holding primary schools accountable. These include a "baseline assessment...
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Friday, 11 April 2014

Some thoughts on grief

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Until it happened it didn't occur to me that our daughter would be stillborn. I'd worried about a difficult birth; 4-day labours; ...
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