@SchoolDuggery

Keeping an independent eye on schools and education. Less likely to agree with you than you might assume. Ofsted rated "Tenacious".

 UK
Joined February 2009
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I can't continue to use this platform in its current state and ownership. Thanks for the chat over the years - it was fun for a long while. I'm in another place with a mix of education, politics, cycling and personal stuff. Schoolduggery may return when I'm settled back in the UK
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It seems funny that Birbalsingh can not see that the logic of her proposal here is directly analogous to letting the most disruptive school childen or the least responsible parents decide whether or not a school should have any rules!
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The full ministerial statement here on review of what qualifications stay alongside T levels questions-statements.parliam…

Written statements - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament

Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

questions-statements.parliament.uk
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Her balanced clarity is a breath of fresh air.
Teachers Talk Radio
@TTRadioOfficial22 Jul 2024
Bridget Phillipson appeared on LBC today and spoke out regarding a well publicised Observer article by Anna Fazakerley. Watch here:
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With Becky leading this, her commitment to evidence and her understanding of workload challenges, I think we can be confident that this review will be helpful - particularly if everyone takes the opportunity to engage in the consultations.
Schools Week@SchoolsWeek19 Jul 2024
.@bphillipsonMP has today launched the curriculum and assessment review, with a call for evidence in September and promises to consult widely Here's everything schools need to know ... schoolsweek.co.uk/curriculum…

Curriculum review launched: What schools need to know

The government’s curriculum and assessment review will launch a call for evidence in September

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Rachel Gooch retweeted
EEF@EducEndowFoundn8 Jul 2024
Calling primary school heads! Are you looking for a whole-school maths improvement programme? @ArkCurriculum's Mathematics Mastery is a two-year programme that aims to deepen pupils’ conceptual understanding of key concepts. 1/2
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Schools Week@SchoolsWeek2 Jul 2024
'It’s hard to remember just how different political leadership looked under Labour. And so I present for you a list' 🌹 @Ed_Dorrell buff.ly/3VOdVLF
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I've been living in Germany but I am beginning to plan a route back to the UK, probably to London. I want to train to be a Clerk to Governors, ideally online this summer. The NGA course is not available to individuals. Does anyone know of alternatives? @ruthagnew @HarryZiman ?
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Thanks so much to @xtophercook for this analytic tribute to Tim Brighouse in the FT, and to @stephenkb for handing the newsletter over to him! ft.com/content/70e91bc8-fbe0…

Pouring scorn on teachers is a press strategy, not a plan for reform

Commemorating Tim Brighouse, whose work in improving schools and championing the profession touched the lives of many

ft.com
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I don't understand the motivation of those who seek to undermine ResearchEd. I saw it being born and have marvelled at the commitment and energy of Tom and his colleagues. Maybe the critics can't imagine the idea of people doing something simply because they believe it helps.
Tom Bennett OBE
@tombennett7118 Oct 2023
Some thoughts to set the record straight about researchED, because truth and integrity matters, even on Twitter.
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Got a bit emotional reading this thread. 25 years ago, my eldest child was almost 3. He started school in a classroom built with funds for reducing infant class sizes.
Laura McInerney@miss_mcinerney2 May 2022
25 years ago New Labour were elected into power. Ten weeks later they brought forward a HUGE White Paper, Excellence in Schools, covering all parts of school reform. I've read back over it today & it's quite something! So, what did it say & what can we learn from it? 🧵...
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PLEASE SHARE 🙏🏻 We want to support as many practitioners as possible working in #earlyyears based in Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. Sign up to hear how we can support you: eepurl.com/inmccc #StrongerPracticeHub #edutwitter @ncbtweets @EducEndowFoundn
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Advanced British Standard? Advanced bs. Clearly the name needs work. But I suspect that's the least of its problems. It won't happen.
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I'd be so proud if there were a file on me. There won't be, but maybe I should try harder to annoy our Gillian.
Rachel Mears (Lofthouse)@DrRLofthouse30 Sep 2023
Well this … theguardian.com/education/20…

Revealed: UK government keeping files on education critics’ social media activity

An Observer investigation finds DfE tried to cancel conference with ‘unsuitable’ speakers – and experts who criticised state education policy had files kept on online posts

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Rachel Gooch retweeted
Ian Birrell@ianbirrell27 Sep 2023
Put VAT on private schools, soak the rich and boost the state sector - good piece by former education secretary and Tory minister @michaelgove⁩ (from 2017) thetimes.co.uk/article/64e12…
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That EBacc target won't reach itself you know
Schools Week@SchoolsWeek29 Sep 2023
The government plans to shake up its EBacc secondary school attainment measure to 'incentivise' entry to the full suite of subjects schoolsweek.co.uk/ebacc-dfe-…

EBacc: DfE plans shake-up to 'incentivise' take-up

The government plans to shake up its EBacc secondary school attainment measure to 'incentivise' entry to the full suite of subjects

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Steven Swinford
@Steven_Swinford21 Sep 2023
Replying to @Steven_Swinford @oliver_wright
No 10 is looking at moving to a continental-style system of education as part of the PM's 'long-term' decisions to change the nation thetimes.co.uk/article/plan-…

Rishi Sunak’s British baccalaureate plan for A-levels is sketchy, say heads

Continental-style system proposed with English and maths mandatory to age 18

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Rachel Gooch retweeted
Ros Atkins
@BBCRosAtkins17 Sep 2023
THREAD...on the 10 attributes that I am looking for in an explanation. And the 10 questions that help me try to deliver them each time that I’m communicating.
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Rachel Gooch retweeted
EEF@EducEndowFoundn14 Sep 2023
📢 Speaking on the impact of NELI, our CEO, @beckyfrancis7 said: 7/8
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Lots of glossy photos here of the Secretary of State for Education. Me - I’d like to pay tribute instead to the headteachers, CEOs, and other school staff who have had to navigate their way through a crisis that was not of their making. You have been amazing. – at East, England
Gillian Keegan@GillianKeegan10 Sep 2023
Ensuring children and staff are safe will always be my top priority as Education Secretary. 🧵Here's a thread on the action we've been taking this week to protect buildings and minimise disruption to education from RAAC: 1/7
Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan, speaking to children in a school in Essex.

ALT Secretary of State for Education, Gillian Keegan, speaking to children in a school in Essex.

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