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Joe Nutt
All articles by Joe Nutt
Why education needs to throw off the shackles of data
An obsession with data has plagued education – it marginalises individual children and their futures, writes Joe Nutt
22 August 2020
‘Social mobility’ ignores what really holds pupils back
Instead of collating statistics about social disadvantage, teachers should look at what kinds of disadvantage permeate their communities, says Joe Nutt
9 August 2019
Beware the rampage of Zombie English
Calling opponents fascist, racist or sexist is the nuclear option, but teachers know the danger of clichés only too well
3 July 2019
Schools cannot be held responsible for social mobility
Teachers should delight in changing outcomes for individual students, but society’s problems are not theirs
22 June 2019
Why teachers must remember your students are not your children
Teachers are being exploited because of the wholly unprofessional idea that it’s their duty to work every hour sent their way
12 May 2019
‘Not preparing pupils for the 11-plus is irresponsible’
Private tutors aren’t the problem: of course parents ‘care’ about the grammar school test, and primaries should, too
9 April 2019