Over the past few weeks I’ve read many different blog posts on the topic of marking and its monitoring; there have been some really great posts in the blogosphere. This is a very live issue for us. The posts seem to be following a similar trend to the frenzy that led to Ofsted stating that they would no longer grade lessons which many schools duly followed. Continue reading
Every now and again a report comes out that turns me into a nodding dog. They tend to be the ones that confirm my experiences or more honestly my biases. Add to that a Department for Educations consultation that feels in part confused and you have some great material for a blog post.
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Over the past month I’ve been blogging out thoughts about Beyond Inspection. Essentially, what we need to do next, in terms of accountability, if we are going to produce more effective schools. Continue reading