You might not make a pig fatter by weighing it but assessment is more like pig racing. So went the entertaining analogy by Tim Luenig (@TimLeunig) Chief Analyst & Chief Scientific Adviser to the Department for Education and Associate Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics. Continue reading
Monday night was the launch of the Blackpool Challenge. Two incredible hours of children and young people showcasing their talents, the best of Blackpool on stage. Continue reading
With what can only be described as impeccable timing, the day after the 700th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, ministers appointed the former nightclub bouncer Tom Bennett to draw up plans to help the profession deal with problems of “low level disruption” in the classroom. Continue reading