rob kelsall
@rob_kelsall
Fighting for equality of opportunity for all. I'm an active campaigner for social justice. Views expressed purely my own.
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30-12-2011 10:20:03
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rob kelsall Decades of research show that high-stakes testing doesn’t improve literacy, it narrows the curriculum, raises anxiety and penalises students already disadvantaged. Literacy gaps stem from early language exposure and poverty, not a lack of tests.
"Peace is not built in conference rooms. Peace is built in classrooms, in clinics, in communities. Peace is built when people have hope, opportunity and a stake in their future." - António Guterres #MondayMotivation
I note that many of the most vocal accounts on here who had much to say within minutes of Saturday’s appalling events are rather quieter today. But they’ll be back. I wrote about the radical right misinformation machine centred on X in The i Paper. inews.co.uk/opinion/a-susp…
Great to talk to Robert Peston and tom bradby about the week in politics, my election as Deputy Leader and some of my priorities. itv.com/news/2024-01-0…
With sister unions, we have written to Bridget Phillipson calling for her to revise her teacher pay offer for next year. We will not accept another real terms pay cut for teachers or the continued underfunding of our schools. 🔗 bit.ly/3JF5UGL
Congratulations Dave. The union will be in very safe hands as the baton is passed from Mick Whelan a true legend of the union movement.