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Graphically Exposing Ofsted Bias?
Over the years, Ofsted has consistently claimed that schools working in deprived or challenging areas – their pupils, staff and leaders – are duly recognised for the quality of work they do. Often, using a graph very similar to the one below to justify their comments, they state how inspectors contextualise the inspection process. My view is “leading a school with a large percentage of disadvantaged white boys is statistically a career-ender”. Contextualisation is a myth. Continue reading
Exclusive: Ofsted’s Latest Myth Busters #Myth1 – Consistency and Contextualisation
It was one of those accountability Twitter debates; I had deliberately managed to stay well out of it (despite being tagged in tweets) for about 48 hours; then my fingers itched, ire was raised and there I was again. Continue reading
Let’s Go Big or Go Home: Laying the Foundations of Workload Reform
Workload reduction isn’t one thing; it’s different things to different people. Planning, marking, data and making resources could be a burden or a core part of their professional work; it may vary depending on the level of collaboration and extent of autonomy allowed. Continue reading
Leadership: Being, Knowing, Doing (New Book)
Liminal Leadership
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