Education

Why the catch up fund seems doomed to fail

And what we should spend it on instead.

Where is the evidence for reading comprehension strategies?

Introducing the £1m Kingsnorth Prize 2020

Burn your data trackers 🔥

Walk away from the madness — you’ll never look back.

Reading comprehension: a new approach

We are radically transforming the way we teach reading…

Small is Beautiful: Part Two

This is part two of my ‘Small is Beautiful’ series on the need to radically reduce the primary curriculum to…

Forest School for Trads

The best that has been thought, said and…grown?

I’ve learned a lot from traditionalist teachers: the effectiveness of direct instruction, the relevance of cognitive science and the importance of knowledge.

SATs Are Not Fit for Purpose

KS2 results are utterly worthless. The government needs to take urgent…

How to Switch to Whole-Class Guided Reading

Three years ago, we ditched the carousel and transitioned to whole-class guided reading. I’ve never looked back.

The Extraordinary Case of Mr Yamazaki

What happened when a Japanese headteacher imported his ‘Hitaisho’ teaching method to a rural Cornish primary school?

How to Reduce Workload in Primary Schools

10 actions your school could take tomorrow.