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Geoff Barton
Geoff Barton
All articles by Geoff Barton
If schools shut, ministers must suspend accountability
Suspending league tables and performance measures would send a powerful and supportive message to the school community
6 March 2020
Coronavirus: To close or not to close schools?
This is an unusual set of circumstances, writes Geoff Barton. So whatever school leaders decide, we must stop ‘picking holes in their decision’
28 February 2020
Schools have not, do not, and will not, ‘squander’ cash
Responsibility for the consequences of cuts lies with the government – and only the government
21 February 2020
10 ways to make our accountability regime less bizarre
Reform league tables, abandon one-word Ofsted judgements and abolish the EBacc, for starters...
13 February 2020
Is it time to abandon the anachronistic school blazer?
The debate about the cost of school uniforms offers us a chance to look again at branded blazers, says Geoff Barton
7 February 2020
‘Enough is enough - it’s not all about exam results’
The focus on school league tables creates perverse incentives for schools – something has to change, says Geoff Barton
31 January 2020