Building an evidence informed school is a process not an event. If you commit; you’ll need to commit for many years to plan and implement a strategy and many more to embed and make it an inevitable part of the culture. Part of everyone’s leadership and classroom practice. Continue reading
‘Twas the day before SATs, when all through the land, pupils were working to teachers’ astound. The Key Stage SATs are upon us again. A combination of anticipation, loathing, acceptance and fear may be in the minds of many Year 6 teachers and senior leaders today. Continue reading
It has taken time but I sense some of the fog is clearing in the post-levels World. The title is a simple statement I make when speaking at various conferences about assessment; you could almost see the penny drop with attendees. Far too many schools replaced levels with something that looked like levels and was equally as flawed and meaningless. Continue reading