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Adi Bloom
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Excessive workload drives more teachers to become private tutors, study shows
Almost half of those teachers who make the switch blame the long hours they were asked to work, the research suggests
15 March 2017
Teachers still convinced Ofsted grades their lessons
Watchdog’s director of education insists that the presence of an inspector in your classroom does not mean your lesson is being graded
13 March 2017
Ofsted chief warns ministers’ plans for more selection send a ‘difficult message’ on social mobility
Amanda Spielman casts doubt over the government’s social mobility justification for academic selection, pointing out: ‘Not very many disadvantaged children get to go to grammar school’
10 March 2017
Ofsted launches investigation into ‘scandal’ of schools gaming the system
Head of Ofsted Amanda Spielman says techniques used by some schools to improve league table positions are ‘nothing short of a scandal’
10 March 2017
Schools just want to have funds, Twitter teachers say
A new online campaign protests against school funding cuts ahead of today’s Spring Budget
8 March 2017
Ofsted chief: Trials show ‘inspectors make consistent judgements’
The results of Ofsted’s trial of double inspections suggest 92 per cent reliability
7 March 2017