If the English Education System is to move forward it has to address a long tail of underachievement. This underachievement can be greater for certain groups of pupils; disadvantaged, particularly white working class, looked after children and those with special educational needs. The move towards greater equity, in terms of educational outcomes, is likely to be achieved as we become more inclusive as a system. Continue reading
The Education Endowment Foundation’s Guidance Reports are gathering momentum; today saw their fourth one published on Improving Maths in Key Stages 2 & 3 with six more due for publication in 2018. Continue reading
If we were to design a system for training and developing teachers would we end up with anything like we currently have? The Headteachers’ Roundtable meeting, at the Guardian Offices five years on from its inaugural one, thought not. Continue reading