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Mini rewards a treat for Super Mario and students
Praise and prizes can unlock classroom learning like the iconic video game series
6 October 2017
‘Dear Jeremy Corbyn, don’t close the door on GCSE resits’
Opponents of GCSE resits are increasingly vocal – but Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn should resist calls to scrap the controversial policy, writes Andrew Otty
1 October 2017
‘Mocksted consultants sell a message of fear and play on insecurities’
‘Mocksted’ consultants – the ‘shadowy’ former inspectors for Ofsted who sell their services to schools and colleges – should not be allowed to influence education practice, writes Andrew Otty
24 September 2017
‘The tyranny of “relevance” is razing English to the ground’
The idea that English should be functionalist, utilitarian and employment-related must be challenged, says Andrew Otty
17 September 2017
GCSE resits: ‘Let’s be positive about the real progress made by our learners’
Commentators and lobbyists should concentrate on the improvements made by students – and not rubbish the grades that they achieve, writes one teacher
29 August 2017
‘Please get behind the GCSE resits policy - and fund colleges properly’
One college English teacher calls for an end to negativity around GCSE resits – but says that financial support is needed to make a success of the policy
10 August 2017
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