Robin Conway’s top blogs of the week 6 May 2019

Research leads . . . what is all the fuss about? @MissLLewis https://missunderstandingeducation.school.blog/ The case for research in education...

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The Policy Debate

Who should make policy, politicians or educationists? We invited Jonathan Simons, director at Public First, and Amanda Goodall, senior...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

Developing pupils’ vocabulary is about more than words

In their 2017 report Early Language Development: needs, provision, and intervention for preschool children from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds, James...

John Dickens
TOM COLQUHOUN
Opinion

Is it the system that needs to change, or school leaders?

Katy Theobald went to the other side of the world to learn about innovative education systems. What she found...

John Dickens
KATY THEOBALD
Opinion

Substance over style is the key to great school leadership

Researchers’ shift in the consensus on school leadership is welcome, but the conversation doesn’t end here. A focus on...

John Dickens
TOM REES
News

DfE silent on Education Fellowship Trust’s payouts

The government has refused to explain why a now defunct academy trust set aside more than £100,000 for golden...

John Dickens
John Dickens
Opinion

Here’s how exclusions accountability could work …

The Timpson review is an attempt to address a small but significant issue; the pretence of school improvement through...

John Dickens
STEPHEN TIERNEY
Opinion

Turnaround school leaders must be able to exclude to keep pupils safe

There is much to admire about Edward Timpson’s review of school exclusions, starting with his clear statement that schools...

John Dickens
LEORA CRUDDAS
News

Timpson exclusions review: the 7 things you need to know

The Department for Education is set to finally publish the Timpson review into exclusions today. The government has released...

John Dickens
John Dickens