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Ofsted’s New Framework and Why It Won’t Work

Amanda Spielman HMCI delivered a speech to the SCHOOLS NorthEast summit which expanded on the forthcoming new Inspection Framework.  Whilst there is actually much to be commended about what is being proposed; they are mainly school matters and will be damaged by high stakes, cliff edged inspections.  It is on this fundamental basis that they will fail to achieve what is being claimed.   Continue reading

Reading Matters and We Can Help

Ensuring pupils can read with fluency and comprehension is key to unlocking the curriculum and improving a pupil’s education.  I blogged earlier in the week about how we have started implementing a reading programme; in the hope of developing a reading culture – Improving Pupils Access to the Curriculum.  Taking something whole school, all at one time, is fraught with difficulty and challenges; high quality leadership of the implementation is critical.  Continue reading

Improving Pupils’ Access to the Curriculum

Giving pupils access to a full time education is a good thing but to really benefit from the opportunity so much more is required.  Amongst others, one key element is a pupil’s ability to read.  As the curriculum has substantially increased in content and challenge poor reading ability is significantly hampering too many pupils’ access in a whole range of subjects. Continue reading

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