Some thoughts on the Primary Assessment Consultation
The new consultation on primary assessment ticks nearly all the boxes. But with ‘secure fit’, it’s not quite Expected Standard...
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GCSE Grading Goes Ga-Ga.
Mar 28, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Today Justine Greening wrote this letter in which she explains that she wanted to give everyone more certainty about the value of the new GCSE Grade 4. Whereas previously – outrageously – Nicky Morgan had decreed that only Grades 5-9 would be regarded as ‘Good GCSEs’, Grade 4 will now be considered a Pass. Hooray. I’ve … Continue reading...
Read MoreCan a curriculum ever be balanced?
Mar 27, 2017 | Uncategorized |
One does not have to look too hard to find examples of where curriculum selection was designed to indoctrinate. The most obvious cases are the totalitarian states of the twentieth century where children in, say, 1930s Germany or the USSR were taught curricula that were designed to advance a specific view of the human past....
Read MoreThe Global Education and Skills Forum 2017
Mar 26, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Last week I spoke at the Global Education and Skills Forum in Dubai. I took part in a debate on the following topic: This house believes 21st century learners need their heads filled with pure facts. I spoke for the motion, together with Nick Gibb, the Minister of State for School Standards in the UK. Speaking...
Read More5 Ways College Teachers Can Improve Their Instruction
Mar 26, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Want your college class to be exceptional? These strategies will make your teaching more engaging, effective, and satisfying for you and your students. Continue Reading...
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