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The LCD Route to the Current Mess #SaturdayThunk
The lowest common denominator (LCD) is useful in mathematics when looking to add, subtract or order fractions. Alternatively, it can be used as a phrase to indicate what a disparate group has in common. In the educational world I sometimes think the LCD is a combination of wanting the very best for our children and young people which is then undermined by our other LCD – a fundamental lack of trust in each other. Continue reading
The Data Conclusion Confusion
In March 2013 Tom Sherrington wrote what I think of as one of his most iconic blogs, The Data Delusion. He concluded, “On average it is a bit more complicated than that.” Having just re-read Dylan Wiliam’s (2014) Principled Assessment Design here’s my own take on a similar theme. Continue reading
Coasting Schools: A Letter to @NickyMorgan01 and @NickGibbMP
This is the first draft of my letter in response to the Government’s consultation on Coasting Schools. If you’re given an opportunity to have a say I think as a profession we should have. A copy of the letter is available in Word at the bottom of this post if you’d like to send something similar in or if you disagree with the contents please pen your own. The deadline is the 18th December so please write in alongside your Christmas cards. Continue reading
Leadership: Being, Knowing, Doing (New Book)
Liminal Leadership
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