This is another one of my Mastermind posts; I’ve started (a few weeks ago) so I’ll finish despite the fact that Andrew Morrish has already made a great early move to become the next of Chief Inspector of Schools with his article, Advice for the next Ofsted chief: it’s time to scrap your job. Continue reading
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
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