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Ed Dorrell
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‘Could Michael Gove’s new-look GCSEs cause major problems for the secondaries that he most admired?’
The new GCSEs have been rushed, and while they are not totally without their positives, this speedy introduction will likely prove a minefield for many comprehensive schools
23 August 2017
Spare us from the hypocrites who preach about how to teach
Nearly a fifth of all universities in England have been judged the equivalent of “requires improvement” for their teaching. Ministers, tell us again why universities should be running our schools?
18 August 2017
Politicians, not heads, should be losing sleep over results this year
School leaders will be looking over their shoulder on results day, thanks to the upheaval caused by massive changes to the exam system
11 August 2017
Arya ready for women to conquer education’s Game of Thrones?
Fans of the epic TV fantasy Game of Thrones will note that its powermongers are now mostly women – and something similar has been happening in education
28 July 2017
Watch out HMC and the Russell Group: May still has you in her sights
Plans to roll out more grammar schools may be dead, but No 10 remains keen to resuscitate other strands of the pre-election Green Paper
18 July 2017
‘There are still lessons to learn about promoting the “comp” brand - or the dark forces of selection will come again’
Proposals to allow more new grammar schools may be dead, but there are lessons from this debacle that must not be forgotten in the rush to celebrate
20 June 2017