The accountability system for primary schools is so broken it could take a decade to fix. In secondary schools the fix could be quicker; the problem is we are currently measuring the wrong thing. Continue reading
Following on from the HTRT Think Tank, we’re pulling together a number of policy ideas around accountability. The use of teacher assessments as a means of holding schools accountable is proving rather a thorny issue. Continue reading
Twelve is a good a number as any for directing people towards better teaching, assessment and learning. It certainly won’t cover everything and there are probably things you will disagree with. I don’t have any monopoly on what might improve teaching, assessment and learning. Rather these are the distillation of a number of presentations I have made of late and we are in the process of implementing across the Trust. Continue reading