Old commitments are being forgotten or amended whilst other policies are being introduced on a personal whim; such are the vagaries of education policy making and re-making. The latest rumours suggest the 90% commitment to the E-Bacc may be changing. Continue reading
The building of another one hundred and forty schools should have been met with universal agreement and applause; we certainly need the pupil places. The £216 million to rebuild and refurbish existing schools is much needed following a huge squeeze on capital spending in the last Parliament. It’s insufficient but it’s a start. Continue reading
If anyone who signed up to the workload poster reads this post I can imagine them thinking “there is no pleasing some people”. There is a growing correlation between my age and increased level of grumpiness. The poster just made me cross. Continue reading