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Towards a totalitarian Education System in England by Sir Peter Newsam (2011)

I found a copy of this article in the magazine Networking:Catholic Education Today (Vol 14, Issue 3, Feb 2013). The online version lacks subheading which I include below as they give a flavour of…


Scottish plans for edu reform: a kids view

“Children in Scotland (@cisweb) says Scottish govt’s plans for edu governance reform won’t reduce the attainment gap. http://bit.ly/2ijCNte” 
via @Henry_Hepburn


English edu: Peterborough Secondary Data

The below comes from the Peterborough Telegraph in Cambridgeshire, UK newspaper and shows a results summary table of the City’s schools. The bottom one has been taken over by a competitor on the basis of a number: Progress 8 Measure, which represents the…


ScotEduReform: Assessment is 4 Learning

But definitions are not the key to understanding a concept. Daisy Christodoulou’s new book (Making Good Progress) quotes Thomas Kuhn when talking about definitions. She (and he) make the point that a definition doesn’t lead to understanding: repeated exposure…

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