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Animal Farm and Brave New World should be on Gove’s reading list
There is something particularly odd about Michael Gove’s remark that children should be reading 50 books a year. It’s not that he says this in the midst of a spending round so austere that libraries are being closed (one presumes … Continue reading
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Will Teaching Schools improve teacher quality?
One of the more interesting features of Michael Gove’s recent White Paper, ‘The Importance of Teaching’, was the audaciousness of the title; you would think it contains a hat full of well-considered plans to make teachers considerably better at their … Continue reading
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It’s the teaching, stupid
Why – I ask myself at infuriatingly regular intervals – in our chastened economic times, is Michael Gove spending money (and so much time) on such a speculative, long-odds, hit and hope punt as free schools? Let us assume the … Continue reading
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Farewell Pencilandpapertest
In a deplorably vain attempt to attract a few more readers, I’ve put Pencilandpapertest to the sword. But, fear not, my blog is re-born as ‘Teacher Talks’ and continues along the same track of education-themed political musings over at Think … Continue reading
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