As long ago as 2004, working with the Home Office to redesign National Police Probationer Training, I provided a briefing paper on the … More
Category: Education and Politics
A democratic alternative to Ofsted
Think of what it takes to provide a good education to hundreds of young people in your charge. Some do … More
The error that is Ofsted
We’ve all been to school, spent the prescribed 15,000 hours in classrooms. We know them, right – schools and classrooms? … More
Arguing over curriculum is healthy
In previous Blogs I argue that the purpose of schooling should be to support students to discover what, for them, makes … More
Making learning upredictable….and democratic
Previous Blogs have said that curriculum – the purpose of schooling – should be designed to help young people develop … More
