The training and education of new teachers into the teaching profession within England, broadly falls into two major divisions. Initial Teacher Training (ITT) which is generally organised and delivered through School Read More …
By Deborah Outhwaite About the HE Education Research UK Blog Series To raise awareness of the HE Education Research Census and contribute to a conversation about HE education research in the UK, this Read More …
Labour’s education team seems to be set on reprising the New Labour mantra of “standards not structures”. Sadly, they haven’t taken on board Tony Blair’s own conclusion about how Read More …
Listening? After two and a half years, the DfE has finally published its SEND Green Paper Here are some of its Big Ideas: establish a new national SEND and Read More …
‘ Levelling up’ can be an ambiguous term and has been through many iterations from the 19th Century. Currently it is a key policy of the incumbent government that proposes Read More …
Two years ago today the UK belated shut schools as Covid swept the country . Open borders , corrupt purchasing of PPE , care homes unprotected and schools left by Read More …
March 2022 saw the publication by the OECD of a review of national education policy in Portugal. The report, which was produced as part of OECD’s ‘Strength through Diversity’ project, Read More …
We meet all the time to discuss hugely important topics – curriculum, inclusion, assessment, school structure, training – the list goes on. We behave professionally, use the time efficiently and Read More …
The Minister of Education, Nadim Zahawi, has recently attacked teachers – again – for allowing children to express their feelings about the PM’s behaviour in respect of breaking the Read More …
The Government has promised it will publish its Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) review soon, but this is the same Government that has been in office for 12 years. Read More …
