...record progress. If the tools and software they use only focus on qualifications, they may need to find other methods to measure evidence of the standard specific knowledge, skills and...
...been able to fully implement the new curriculum because of the pandemic. However, we still expect schools to have regard to the statutory guidance, to be able to provide a...
...I simply asked, 'Okay #SLT what's one thing you'll pledge to do to reduce your teachers' workload in the coming new year?’ It heartened me to see some excellent and...
...ones around myths, which I am determined to banish. Please feel free to ask away! I would also urge readers to take a look at the Public Appointments website where...
...contributing to these difficulties. That’s why we were happy to support a new study by UCL’s Professor John Jerrim into this topic. Working with Ofsted and the Department for Education...
...to find out about their training and its quality. I ask them if they know what to do if they have concerns about pupils. I talk to pupils to see...
...freedom for different schools to develop assessment systems of their choosing. With this needs to come a move to a far more sophisticated way of thinking about how we assess...
...January 2018, schools must offer pupils the chance to find out about technical education and apprenticeships. This amendment, the Baker Clause, requires inspectors to explore how well this is being...
...move house, leave the country, or move to another, closer school when a place becomes available. Of course, none of these things is off-rolling. Other pupils might leave to be...
...to take her book home to share as a ‘special treat’. In Reception, all children learn to read from the very beginning. Any child struggling to remember their sounds or...