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Geoff Barton
Geoff Barton
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‘We deserve clarity about GCSEs and A levels - now’
Will government take action in time to save students and teachers from another exams nightmare, asks Geoff Barton
30 October 2020
‘We’re all weary from weariness...but there is hope’
Although this half-term has been bleak and relentless, teachers are focusing on their moral purpose, says Geoff Barton
23 October 2020
Why isn’t the government listening to teachers?
Teachers want to work with government in a collaborative way – but will ministers accept the offer, asks Geoff Barton
16 October 2020
Have lessons been learned from the exams fiasco? Well?
Will England follow in Scotland’s wake and cancel the 2021 GCSEs? Or will it just dither some more, asks Geoff Barton
9 October 2020
Please, stop this squalid game of blaming teachers
Despairing teachers need to feel that the government has their backs. Instead, there are threats, blame and political posturing, says Geoff Barton
2 October 2020
‘Schools are not able to go on like this indefinitely’
School leaders are experiencing a tumultuous range of emotions at the moment, including frustration, stress and anger. They’re likely to break under the strain, says Geoff Barton
25 September 2020