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Ofsted: The Medicine That Kills.
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
Posted in Education, Social issues
Tagged Birmingham, Children's Services, England, Michael Gove, Michael Wilshaw, OFSTED, Peter Hay, Pupil Referral Unit, Social work, Social Workers
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Does Inclusion Work for Anyone?
I don’t work in a mainstream school and I don’t teach mainstream pupils. I teach pupils for whom the latest coded term is ‘vulnerable and complex’. Many of those that I work with have been excluded from mainstream provision because … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged Education, England, Exclusion, Head teacher, Inclusion, Primary school, Pupil, Pupil Referral Unit, State school, The Guardian
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