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A Focus on Attendance

A Focus on Attendance

Recent training for inspectors focused again on attendance. This was no surprise, with Ofsted releasing ‘An update on attendance with Ofsted and the DfE’ on their YouTube channel back in the...

A Focus on Attendance

Recent training for inspectors focused again on attendance. This was no surprise, with Ofsted releasing ‘An update on attendance with Ofsted and the DfE’ on their YouTube channel back in the...

Boys, eh? What can you do?

Boys, eh? What can you do?

Back in February 2020 there was a parliamentary debate on ‘Education and Attainment of White Working-Class Boys’. Part of the expert evidence stated that ‘We know that on average boys...

Boys, eh? What can you do?

Back in February 2020 there was a parliamentary debate on ‘Education and Attainment of White Working-Class Boys’. Part of the expert evidence stated that ‘We know that on average boys...

The Big Listen, but will they?

The Big Listen, but will they?

There was an interesting, not too surprising, reaction to Ofsted’s ‘Big Listen’ when it was discussed at a session I ran with headteachers and deputies this week. Despite all the...

The Big Listen, but will they?

There was an interesting, not too surprising, reaction to Ofsted’s ‘Big Listen’ when it was discussed at a session I ran with headteachers and deputies this week. Despite all the...

Adaptive Teaching

Adaptive Teaching

This one slipped under the radar a little bit when it was first mentioned in Ofsted’s ‘Overview of Research’ (ref. 180045) back in 2019. This was the document that summarised...

Adaptive Teaching

This one slipped under the radar a little bit when it was first mentioned in Ofsted’s ‘Overview of Research’ (ref. 180045) back in 2019. This was the document that summarised...

Breaking, Racing and Knowing When to Stop

Breaking, Racing and Knowing When to Stop

I broke my ankle once. It was late November 2013 in Cuerden Valley, Lancashire. I was out with my running club on a Thursday night. I’d sprinted down a hill, trying...

Breaking, Racing and Knowing When to Stop

I broke my ankle once. It was late November 2013 in Cuerden Valley, Lancashire. I was out with my running club on a Thursday night. I’d sprinted down a hill, trying...

The Importance of Retrieval in Supporting Children's Long Term Memory

The Importance of Retrieval in Supporting Child...

We are now aware that the Education Inspection Framework and Handbook continually refers to children ‘doing more, knowing more and remembering more’. Most of us have made many moves, including...

The Importance of Retrieval in Supporting Child...

We are now aware that the Education Inspection Framework and Handbook continually refers to children ‘doing more, knowing more and remembering more’. Most of us have made many moves, including...