GCSE resits need ‘wax on, wax off’… not more exam tinkering Posturing from inexpert vested interests and the chasing of daft headlines drag attention away from a focus on teaching students the fundamentals
The AI evangelism is class war…this is the last chance to resist Edtech bros push AI as the future of education. But when the hype fades, it’s disadvantaged students who will pay the price
Cutting demand is inept solution to not meeting functional skills tutor supply Swinging the axe on the skills requirement for adult apprentices sells learners short, revealing a policy ineptitude and contempt for teachers
No teaching experience? You’ll fit right in at the DfE The dangers posed by generalist civil servants who have never stepped inside an FE college
Five steps to fix FE pay The FE sector’s influence on the government is clearly lacking but there are some easy-win solutions to make Whitehall sit up and take notice
Harry Potter and the education policymakers’ mistake J.K. Rowling got the ending of the Harry Potter series wrong – and education policy continues to emulate the same banal hero’s journey
What would-be assessment reformers can learn from Just Dance Writing me off as a non-dancer was a nonsense. So is writing off any teenager’s potential for reading, writing and maths
Why I won’t give up on our English GCSE resitters English can be a powerful intervention for students’ mental health as well as their future prosperity. That’s why we can’t give up on resits
The budget could bake in government inefficiency, unless… The chancellor’s plan to cut spending review periods down to two years is a recipe for poor decision-making. Just look at Multiply