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Thursday, 24 March 2016

Year 6 SAT tests: Pity our children – and our schools…

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The Department of Education has issued new instructions for the implementation and assessment of Y6 SATs but teachers and schools are strugg...
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Monday, 21 March 2016

We need a broad coalition to defend our community schools from this latest attack

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This was all supposed to be about parent power and choice, wasn’t it? The government has clearly decided that this particular story has run ...
Thursday, 18 February 2016

Sucking the life out of learning

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The Government has just issued new advice on testing for 7 and 11 year olds which is causing serious concern amongst teachers and Headtea...
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Wednesday, 10 June 2015

The Education Bill: You can have any school you like as long as it's an Academy

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So, the new Conservative government has unveiled its vision for education reform and it seems to be to settle accounts with comprehensive c...
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Friday, 15 May 2015

Baseline testing - what it is and why you should be worried

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We're pleased to host a guest blog from Katie Lindenburg, Primary school teacher, NUT member and mother, about the new Baseline tests f...
Monday, 30 March 2015

Waltham Forest needs a new secondary school… but not this one.

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Readers of the Waltham Forest Guardian will have seen the news that the borough is to have a new secondary school . Thanks to the Tory led ...
Monday, 12 January 2015

Guest Blog: Laura Bates writes for OCOS on the importance of Sex and Relationship Education

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The OCOS Charter for Education calls for a rounded education for all children as well as for schools to be safe places where our children ...