The first Blackpool Challenge Meeting of the year has come and gone and it felt a little bit sombre. Things didn’t go that well, at a secondary level, last year and this year was a little bit worse. Hit by turbulence in iGCSE English and the change in the higher tier Edexcel GCSE Maths paper some schools, like others up and down the country, have suffered. The pressure increases. Continue reading
I’ve decided to try to put together some Saturday Thunks based on something I’ve been thinking about, discussing, working on or has been topical that week. It could be a series of one or something I do regularly depending upon whether people find them of interest or use. Continue reading
I’ve sometimes used the expression, “They’re ones of ours”, when talking to staff about the admission of a child who is in difficulty or in a difficult situation. They are the ones who will need the greatest care and most attention if they are to successfully join the school and begin to thrive. Continue reading