My mother is still in touch, and friends, with ‘her’ old School Secretary, 30 years after she (mother) retired. A formidable pair in their day (a fact made to me by a current deputy head who I met recently who … Read the rest
A little like London Buses, Ofqual (the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation which is a non-ministerial government department that regulates qualifications, exams and tests in England and, until May 2016, vocational qualifications in Northern Ireland. Colloquially and publicly, Ofqual … Read the rest
Not great reading in this inews article based on a draft Ofqual report.
… Read the restEngland’s exam watchdog has found that teachers are prone to under-grading socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils and those with special needs when they carry out their own assessments
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Whilst smaller classrooms remain the holy grail as far as improving the educational experience for both teachers and students a short term solution to this issue would be to increase the number of Teacher Assistants who often help to reduce … Read the rest
In the eight (8) months I have been Vice Chair of Governors I have:
A dry read for sure and somewhat dated being published in 1979, but of interest for a number of reasons: it covered the period that I was in Secondary School, it provided a good insight into the detail behind such … Read the rest