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Writing genres don’t exist in real life, so why teach them?
The KS2 writing test was killed off long ago – so why, asks Michael Tidd, do simplistic writing genres live on?
28 November 2018
‘No one knows a class like their class teacher’
This head was on top of all the data when he undertoook an exemplar lesson. But it failed because he didn’t consult the real expert: the classroom teacher
19 November 2018
‘On teacher workload, Ofsted could make a big difference’
The DfE’s response to the workload crisis is promising, but Ofsted must be on board, too, says Michael Tidd
12 November 2018
Surely no one reads all the info schools must publish online?
Continually updating web pages to meet DfE requirements has become a vast requirement for many schools, argues Michael Tidd
29 October 2018
Welcome to the chaos of primary progress measures
Five years after Gove ditched levels, confusion still reigns over KS1 and KS2 progress measures, says Michael Tidd
22 October 2018
Heads! Free your teachers from draconian standardised templates and paperwork
School leaders aren’t confident to trust their teachers to deliver lessons in the manner which best suits the context of their class and content, writes Michael Tidd
18 October 2018
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