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The Schools Bill: aiming for mediocrity, and still falling short. Coming to a school near you.

Is it me or are we putting noise canceling head phones on too many kids too young? I fear we are teaching them to live without any interactions, rather than teaching them to thrive in the real world. Am I only the one who sees too much of this?

Plus: Dad of the year had five children, gave them all away to the orphanage, then wrote about what children were like and how they learned. AND TEACHERS BOUGHT IT.

The Principal’s Office There is a growing tendency to prioritise the assignment of diagnostic labels and the pursuit of accommodations over the deeper goal of helping young people lead independent, meaningful lives. It’s worth asking whether some adults, shaped by particular ideologies or personal

Hugely enjoyed talking to inspiring maths professor and podcaster, Anna Stokke, about England’s education reforms. Chalk & Talk | From decline to top rankings: How England transformed education with Nick Gibb (Ep 49) on Podbean. podbean.com/wlei/pb-zps9p-…

“What I discovered was that the degree to which a school was progressive was the degree to which its standards were weak” (Nick Gibb). This is another great listen, courtesy of Anna Stokke 👇👇👇

If you are advocating for an educational approach that is fundamentally at odds with the practices of schools currently achieving exceptional outcomes, the burden of proof lies with you to explain why the system should be reoriented in that direction. Moreover, proposing

Very good point. If the most successful schools in country do xyz and you’re proposing something cery different - on what basis/evidence?

Unfortunately, many successful schools must spend valuable time helping their teachers unlearn and correct the approaches, ideas, ideologies and perspectives promoted by teacher training institutions.

I'm getting a lot of positive feedback on this episode! I think it's something everyone should be curious about—what led to England's turnaround in education outcomes. Also, it was the first time I'd heard the phrase "more power to your elbow"! Thanks for joining me Nick Gibb!

AI, like every tech innovation before it, is quickly seized upon to justify yet another iteration of progressive educational tropes that were old before WWI. Human minds, however, are resistant to such clumsy hacking. Project work for novices leads to inept guessing and insecure

‘It may or may not be the case that a child growing up on a council estate will encounter Shakespeare at home. Or Plato. Or Pythagoras. Or Hildegard of Bingen. Or the music of Miles Davis or the poetry of Keats. That is precisely why we teach it. School is not meant to reflect

This a thousand times over. I don’t want my children to be taught a “relevant” curriculum. I want them to wonder at things they wouldn’t otherwise have learned.

“To offer a demanding, powerful curriculum to every child is not elitist. It is egalitarian. It says to the child: you are worthy of this knowledge. You are capable of wrestling with complexity. You deserve access to the accumulated wisdom and accomplishments of those who came

We are pleased to welcome Tehrim Valibhai, former Head of School at Ark Greenwich Free School (AGFS), to the City of London Academies Trust team. During her tenure, Tehrim was instrumental in raising academic standards and driving pupil attainment, contributing to an outstanding Progress 8 score of

It was a privilege to attend the House of Lords reception, which featured insightful speeches by former Prime Minister, Lord Cameron, and former Secretary of State for Education, Lord Gove. Free schools have provided a significant opportunity for educational leaders to challenge

Excellent news for children and schools in Northern Ireland

“School is not meant to reflect back a child’s existing world. It is meant to offer new worlds. It is meant to take the child by the hand and lead them to places they never knew existed, places beyond their postcode, places they have every right to belong.” Spot on. 👏