Leadership

Education’s Immediate Challenges = Funding, Funding, Funding

With Boris Johnson in his dream job at Number 10 and Gavin Williamson installed at the Department for Education, the school funding taps need to be turned back on. Given the toxic nature of school funding for the Tories, at the last election, it was no surprise that significant promises were made during the leadership race.

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A Call for a Ten Year Education Funding Deal

The Government must fix the broken education funding system, commit to a multi-billion cash injection for schools and colleges and bring forward a strategic ten-year education funding plan.  A report by the Education Select Committee says funding has not kept pace with the rising demands placed on schools and colleges. Continue reading →

The Matter “Meant”, “Taught” and “Learned” (Intent, Implementation and Impact) #EdFest

This is the presentation and a summary of my talk at the Festival of Education. The opening slides about “curriculum being purpose enacted” and the link between the purpose of a curriculum and its design can be found in 7 Principles of Good Curriculum Design.

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