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‘NQTs, do whatever you want this summer’
NQTs will be bombarded with advice about how they should spend the holidays – but do what feels right, says Michael Tidd
3 August 2020
Post-Covid, will parents now value teachers’ skills?
Many outside the profession have assumed that, given the right materials, they could easily do a teacher’s job. A few months of trying may – hopefully – have persuaded them otherwise, says Michael Tidd
27 July 2020
Why changing the summer holiday is a headache
Some say that shortening the summer holiday will tackle learning loss – but where is the evidence, asks Michael Tidd
20 July 2020
To all school staff, whoever you are: thank you
Thank-you notes from pupils and parents are likely to be in short supply this year. But school staff need to be thanked, this year more than any other, says Michael Tidd
13 July 2020
‘Coronavirus is tearing the heart out of primaries’
No school assemblies, no nativity – there’s little about September’s new normal to be pleased about, says Michael Tidd
6 July 2020
‘Ending Sats a lost cause, but data should be secret’
Evolution not revolution should be the aim of the game when it comes to modifying primary assessment in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, says primary head Michael Tidd
29 June 2020
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