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Tom Starkey
All articles by Tom Starkey
‘Do you value your students? The proof’s in the eating’
The quality and price of food in the canteen speaks volumes about what a school or college thinks about its students
9 December 2018
‘Innovation doesn’t always lead to improvement’
Teachers must critically evaluate innovations, rather than accepting that new is the same as good, writes Tom Starkey
2 December 2018
‘Do more for less? Change the record, DfE’
Skills minister Anne Milton may be giving this old favourite another spin – but a new tune is needed, writes Tom Starkey
25 November 2018
‘FE continues to be complicit in its own problems’
As educationalists, it is important to listen to criticism as well as promoting the sector, Tom Starkey says
18 November 2018
‘Student crazes? Show interest, even if you’re clueless’
Fortnite and Flossing leave Tom Starkey cold, but there’s no harm in supporting students’ weird and wonderful passions
11 November 2018
‘Even Ofsted gets the FE funding crisis’
The chief inspector’s call for more FE funding is welcomed by Tom Starkey – even if he does have misgivings about Ofsted
4 November 2018