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Bernard Trafford
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The best way to revise? Keep it simple
When it comes to revision, pupils should ignore the swathes of wacky advice, and keep it sensible and simple, writes Bernard Trafford
18 May 2019
Be wary of what the DfE tells you about Sats
No matter what the government may say to parents, Sats are harmful and must be abolished, writes Bernard Trafford
15 May 2019
‘Three Ds to a first at uni should be celebrated’
Instead of saying universities are dumbing down, praise students for turning their grades around, says Bernard Trafford
29 April 2019
Not all schools can sing hymns. But if not hymns, then what?
Singing brings schools together. But be wary when compiling your assembly playlist, warns Bernard Trafford
19 April 2019
How to stop everyone cheating their way to university
Everyone’s gaming university admissions – the only solution, says Bernard Trafford, is post-qualification applications
6 April 2019
Forget a new framework - we need to revisit accountability
The problem of paralysing schools lies in inspection itself, not the framework in use at any one time, writes Bernard Trafford
30 March 2019