It’s a classic piece of Monty Python’s comedy; in The Life of Brian, John Cleese asked the gathered revolutionaries, “So what have the Romans ever done for us?” This list is pretty impressive. Continue reading
Progress 8 has been designed as a way of holding schools accountable for the quality of education they offer; it’s about school effectiveness and shouldn’t be viewed at an individual pupil level outside of this context. Continue reading
When speaking at the Headteachers’ Roundtable Summit last week, I twice made the statement that, “Opting to lead a challenging school is like playing Russian roulette with your career”. It was tweeted, retweeted and liked. Continue reading