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
It’s nearly forty years since James Callaghan, the then Prime Minister, delivered his Ruskin College speech that sparked the Great Education Debate. Political involvement has grown exponentially over the years and is now out of control. The Headteachers’ Roundtable are coming together with about one hundred and eighty colleagues to discuss, debate and have our say. Continue reading
Over the past few weeks I met with a couple of teachers, at their request, to provide an evidence statement about their work and development over the past academic year. I found the discussions absolutely fascinating; one I had observed teaching a class on a couple of occasions in the week before and the other I hadn’t. Continue reading