Monthly Archives: November 2013

School Management Makes Teaching Impossible

Posted on November 29, 2013 by

“So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work.” (Peter F Drucker) If you have read any of my blogs of recent months, then it won’t come as very much of a surprise to … Continue reading →

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Ofsted: The Medicine That Kills.

Posted on November 16, 2013 by

Last month, Michael Wilshaw, Chief Inspector of OFSTED had this to say about Children’s Services in Birmingham: “…These characteristics of failure have been encapsulated in one area in particular, England’s second city: Birmingham. What is shocking is that this is … Continue reading →

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OFSTED: Smoke and Mirrors and Malevolent Magic

Posted on November 9, 2013 by

‘Every damn thing we’ve talked about at school this week has been driven by Ofsted, and not by the need to educate children effectively’  @cbradbee tweeted last Wednesday. Even in so few words, the distress and despair of this teacher … Continue reading →

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