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GOVE, EDUCATION POLICY AND DEMOCRACY
Gove attacked for not bothering to convince stakeholders that his policies are right Comment Laura McInerney, a teacher, Fulbright scholar and Policy Development Partner at consultants LMKCO is...
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EDUCATION REFORM AND THE FOURTH WAY-HARGREAVES AND SHIRLEY PRESENT A BLUEPRINT
THE FOURTH WAY Reform needs vision collaboration and public engagement Comment Educators and policy makers, according to Professor Andy Hargreaves, increasingly recognise that the old ways for...
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THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BILL 2012-13
The Children and Families Bill 2012-13 Overhaul of SEN Significant reforms to services for vulnerable children and radical proposals to allow parents to choose how they share up to a year’s leave, to...
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LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND ACADEMIES-WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN ACADEMY IS...
The Academies Act 2010 granted academy trusts exempt charity status, making them exempt from registration with and primary regulation by the Charity Commission, from 1 August 2011. The definition of...
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TWIGGS POLICY-NOT AGAINST ACADEMIES BUT COLLABORATION IS KEY TO SUCCESS
Not against academies but they are not a silver bullet for improvement Current government policy he claims eschews vital ingredient ‘collaboration’ Comment The Shadow Education Secretary Stephen...
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PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE REPORT ON ACADEMIES-SOME CONCERNS OVER FINANCIAL...
Committee expresses concerns over poor cost controls and financial oversight Comment A Public Accounts Committee report on the Academies programme describes a system peppered with overspends and...
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EDISON LEARNING AND THE NAHT UNION LAUNCH A SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE...
ASPIRE-THE NAHTS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT Comment Private operator, EdisonLearning, has secured a major contract with The National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) to help improve student...
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PROSPECTS JOINS MUTUAL JOINT VENTURE TO DELIVER PUBLIC SERVICES-GOVERNMENT...
Company part of a joint venture mutual ,offering school support services Comment Nick Hurd, Minister for Civil Society at the Cabinet Office was at the launch of the first ever joint venture mutual,...
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GRAMMAR SCHOOLS-NO THREAT TO STATUS-BUT EXPANSION IS UNLIKELY
Selection in state schools remains controversial but grammar school are secure Little prospect though of any new grammar schools Comment Grammar schools are defined under section 104 of the School...
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DO BONUSES WORK? PROBABLY NOT
DO BONUSES WORK? Probably not –certainly evidence is at best mixed Comment After the financial crisis, regulators sought to limit cash bonuses based on short-term performance and move the industry...
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PROFESSIONALISING THE TEACHING PROFESSION-IS THE OLD MODEL OBSOLETE?
Time to move away from the Factory model of schooling, says Professor Mehta Comment Jal Mehta, an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is the author of the book “The...
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PERSONALISED LEARNING-REMEMBER THAT-WILL IT MAKE A COMEBACK?
It was a reaction against one size fits all teaching-placing the needs of individual learners at the heart of the system But dropped off the agenda Does it still have utility? Comment The term...
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CAREERS GUIDANCE IN SCHOOLS-IS THE POLICY SUSTAINABLE?
Almost certainly not according to the experts Comment ‘Schools now have a legal duty to secure independent careers guidance for all 12-to-18 year-old pupils. They can choose the type of careers...
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THE IMPACT OF PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD-SHORTAGE OF EVIDENCE
PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD What is their impact? Often insufficient evidence to draw firm conclusions In many developing countries private schools are offering education to some of the...
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THE SELF –IMPROVING SCHOOL SYSTEM-WHERE DO WE NOW STAND?
Where do we stand? Comment Education debates in this country are often lively and mostly polarised. The media thrives on, and to a great extent needs, robust argument and adversarial comment but has...
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OFSTED –HEADING FOR REFORM? YOU BET
Steve Munby, the Chief Executive of CFBT Education Trust, writing in the Daily Telegraph on 10 February, said that it is increasingly clear that Ofsted has become too open to political interference...
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IF INNOVATION IS SO IMPORTANT-WHY DONT WE INCENTIVISE IT IN EDUCATION AND...
Growth of output per head determines living standards and innovation determines the growth of output per head. So, what determines innovation? Innovation depends on creativity, new insights and...
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ARE WE GETTING THE OUTCOMES WE WANT FROM OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM ?
What is expected of the new Education Secretary.? The short answer is that she will be expected to ensure that the performance of our system, and the schools and students within our system, improves...
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NUDGE ,NUDGE-INSIGHTS INTO BEHAVIOUR SHAPING POLICY
Moves to harness insights on behaviour to shape policy and its delivery Persuading Ministers, and indeed departments, to change policy and do something differently is always a challenge. But...
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AUSTERE TIMES IN GOVERNMENT ? NOT REALLY. THE BONUS CULTURE SEES TO THAT
We know that savings have to be made and costs cut in public services, that we have to get more from less, and productivity has to improve, because that’s what we are told by Ministers. Strange then...
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