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John Dunford
All articles by John Dunford
‘By doing away with the National College, school leaders’ influence on education policy is being minimised’
By abolishing the National College for Teaching and Leadership, the DfE is getting rid of their most experienced advisers on matters of school leadership, writes a former leader of ASCL
15 November 2017
‘Next time a politician tries to make their reputation by vandalising the system, education must provide an alternative...’
... but however wrong the exam reforms, stability demands we must make a success of the new system for the time-being, writes one leading educationalist
31 August 2017
‘The school cuts campaign influenced countless voters - it’s a lesson on how to change public policy’
The trick to gaining the government’s attention on unwanted school policy? Harness public opinion, writes one educationalist
6 July 2017
‘Schools can - and should - become curriculum planners again’
If Ofsted uses its inspection evidence as wisely as its predecessors did 30 years ago, schools might stop looking to the government to be told what to do and instead at the evidence and academic research
27 June 2017
‘In contrast to the woeful housing offered to the poorest in society, schools are now a beacon of hope’
In the very borough in which the Grenfell Tower tragedy was allowed to happen, schools are making every effort to maximise the opportunities for disadvantaged students – and many are succeeding
19 June 2017
‘Elections are a lesson in humility - the kind of humility politicians could learn from many in education’
It is rare to see any acknowledgement that it is a team of people who make a success of running the country, as is the case in schools. All good schools emphasise the importance of team leadership
15 June 2017