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- Back to the 1970s? I’ll vote for that May 21, 2017
- School cuts or taxing the rich? May 10, 2017
- The crisis in secondary schools: where is it leading? April 15, 2017
- Yorkshire conference – More Than A Score April 13, 2017
- Little change promised on primary tests April 12, 2017
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Back to the 1970s? I’ll vote for that
A personal comment by Dr Terry Wrigley, Visiting Professor, Northumbria University A few days ago the Daily Mail threatened that a Labour victory in the General Election would mean a return to the 1970s. That set me thinking. I started … Continue reading
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Tagged comprehensive schools, grammar schools, politicians, teacher education
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School cuts or taxing the rich?
The school cuts of around £3 billion are being presented as a necessary saving because of the need for ‘Austerity’. The School Cuts website, which has information for every school, shows that 99% of schools will have a per-pupil cut, … Continue reading
The crisis in secondary schools: where is it leading?
All kinds of schools in England are facing damaging budget cuts. Large meetings are being held all over the country where parents and teachers together are showing their opposition to Government cuts. Every concerned teacher or parent should join the … Continue reading
Little change promised on primary tests
The Government were clearly rattled by opposition to last year’s tests, including the parents’ protest last May and hundreds of responses to the Select Committee of MPs. Unfortunately, they are very slow to learn. After many delays, the new proposals amount to … Continue reading
New research exposes grammar school myth
New research by expert statisticians from the Universities of Bristol and Warwick, and the Institute of Education (UCL), demonstrates the dishonesty of Theresa May’s claim that grammar schools will benefit families that are “just about managing”. Simon Burgess, Claire Crawford and … Continue reading
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Tagged disadvantage, free schools, grammar, politicians
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Lessons from Shanghai?
Education ministers have repeatedly used high achievement in Shanghai to accuse English schools of poor standards. A recent TES article, by a primary teacher in a school for migrants, gave a glimpse of the reality. The school is located in an … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability pressures, PISA, politicians, Shanghai
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PISA results flat despite government bullying
by Dr Terry Wrigley, Northumbria University “Flat in a changing world” was how Andreas Schleicher, head of PISA, summed up the UK’s results – a conclusion which is difficult to refute. It is an inditement of political arrogance, the punitive … Continue reading
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Tagged accountability pressures, National Curriculum, politicians, Shanghai, testing
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