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Pushing Back to Ofsted: Safeguarding and the legitimacy of Ofsted’s inspection judgments
By Richard House | Publisher: InterActions
There have been few such excoriating Ofsted reports as those on Wynstones Steiner School in Gloucestershire, in 2019 and...
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Schools in their Communities: Taking action and developing civic life
By Sebastien Chapleau | Publisher: Big Education
Gerry Robinson finds this celebration of stakeholder engagement is a life-affirming call to action In many ways, chapter five...
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James Murphy’s top edu blogs of the week, 6 July 2020
This week’s top blogs are all about resisting the pressures of the moment and keeping the main thing the...
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Review: Succeeding as a head of year
By Jon Tait | Publisher: Bloomsbury
Heidi Drake finds a book whose relevance goes far beyond the role it is designed for I have found...
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Penny’s Podcasts, 29 June 2020
Rights-respecting schools, bringing civil rights into the classroom, the post-COVID curriculum, recovery in special schools and home learning before...
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The School that Tried to End Racism (episode 2)
Published by: Channel 4 | Released date: 02/07/20
Marie Gentles reviews episode 2 of the series that’s tackling unconscious bias in year 7 pupils As a black...
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Courage in the classroom. LGBT teachers tell their stories
By Catherine Lee | Publisher: John Catt Educational
Jared Cawley is encouraged by a book that is both provocative and practical Last year’s protests outside Anderton Park...
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The School that Tried to End Racism
Published by: Channel 4 | Released date: 25/06/20
Natasha Devon finds the school environment presents a provocative microcosm for exploring racism in society more broadly We cannot...
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Julia Skinner’s top edu blogs of the week, 22 June 2020
Continuity, commitment, consistency, collaboration, challenge and driving dark clouds far away make up this week’s top picks of the...
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Review: Michaela. The Power of Culture
By Katherine Birbalsingh and others | Publisher: John Catt Educational
Beyond the expected controversy, Sonia Thompson finds a persistent and persuasive argument that will take time to digest The...
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Raj Unsworth’s top edu blogs of the week, 15 June 2020
Our guest blog reviewer foregrounds the voices of educators trying to make sense of racism, highlights attempts to heal...
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