Amir Arezoo’s top blogs of the week 3 Dec 2018

Festina Lente @ijstock This blogger is apprehensive about the emphasis on the economic utility of education – framed against...

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How to Explain Absolutely Anything to Absolutely Anyone

Explanations are our stock in trade and we tend to think we are pretty good at them. Just a...

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Opinion

Not all multi-academy trusts reduce autonomy

Some multi-academy trusts encourage autonomy, says Claire-Louise West. She ought to know: she works in one . . ....

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CLAIRE-LOUISE WEST
Opinion

Why you must beware of enormous effect sizes

How do you know which interventions will actually work in your school? You need to look beyond the effect...

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JONATHAN HASLAM
Opinion

The broken promise of autonomy for heads in multi-academy trusts

The death of autonomy in schools risks becoming education’s mis-selling scandal, says Tony Breslin Headship is changing fast. The...

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TONY BRESLIN
Opinion

Ofsted could do more to reward schools for being inclusive

Amanda Spielman can make Ofsted a force for good by ensuring that in the new framework, no school can...

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ADAM BODDISON
Opinion

A lack of sponsors? Simple, ditch compulsory academisation

Today’s annual report by HMCI Amanda Spielman covers a lot of ground, but let’s pick up here on one...

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STEPHEN ROLLETT
Opinion

Why is Ofsted silent on the school funding crisis?

If Ofsted is happy to rely on anecdotal evidence for off-rolling and school readiness, why does it refuse to...

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PAUL WHITEMAN
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If we don’t know when teaching interventions have failed, we’ll never improve

In theory everyone thinks it’s a good idea, but why are schools not embracing evaluation more fully when its...

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STUART KIME