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Time to Advantage the Disadvantaged; Focus on Reading

It’s difficult to refute the idea that being able to read fluently and grasp key ideas within a book or text will help a child be successful in their learning. The challenge for many schools is moving beyond the obvious logic to the systematic and rich development of reading. Continue reading →

Ofsted’s New Framework; It’s All a Bit of a Brexit

Waiting for the 10:30 am launch of Ofsted’s New Inspection Framework; I’ve got to be honest I was pumped up and ready to go.  A couple of hours of reading later, I’m rather underwhelmed and “so what” about the whole thing.  It’s all a bit Brexit; major issues with the current framework have not been addressed. Continue reading →

The Potential Conflict at the Heart of Ofsted’s New Framework

There is likely to be a fundamental conflict at the heart of Ofsted’s proposed framework. What does an outstanding, good, requires improvement or inadequate curriculum looks like? Well, it varies from subject to subject and often within subjects there are different views; therein lays the crux of the matter.

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