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Chris Kirk
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‘A MAT gains power only if an academy loses it - but it doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game’
To make a difference academically and financially, MATs need to give collaborative standardisation serious attention, writes Chris Kirk
18 May 2017
‘Schools cannot change the curriculum every time there’s a change of minister or policy’
Ministers need to stop meddling in curriculum and assessment and allow a school-led, self-improving approach, says one candidate to be ASCL general secretary
17 January 2017
‘There is an urgent need to orchestrate local and national solutions to the leadership crisis’
A combination of local effort and national support is needed to help schools grow and keep future leaders, writes one one leading educationist
10 January 2017
Conjuring up a national funding formula: the 4 questions the DfE doesn’t want you to consider but you really ought to
The DfE have pulled more than one rabbit out of the hat with yesterday’s announcement, but we must watch out for sleight of hand, says one leading educationist
15 December 2016
‘After the failure of the National Teaching Service, we need a new solution to the recruitment crisis’
In the current climate, it’s essential to urgently help the schools in areas where there are immediate teacher and subject shortages
5 December 2016