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
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
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