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Geoff Barton
Teaching changed my life for the better in so many ways
And for that I only have my own teachers to thank
4 October 2019
We should focus on what schools need, not what they are
It doesn’t matter if a school is an academy, a free school or neither of the two, writes the general secretary of ASCL. What truly matters is what we teach and how we teach it
27 September 2019
Labour mustn’t throw out the baby with the bath water
There are a lot of good things going on in our education system. Labour should be wary of introducing change for change’s sake, says Geoff Barton
23 September 2019
Why abolishing private schools is ethically dubious
If Labour adopts a plan to close private schools, it would be disruptive to pupils and teachers – and do nothing for social mobility, warns Geoff Barton
19 September 2019
Why teachers need to speak up for ‘the forgotten third’
It’s a terrible indictment of a nation aspiring to a world-class education system that we think of a third of GCSE students as collateral damage, says Geoff Barton
12 September 2019
Uniforms shouldn’t cost too much. Now define ‘too much’
Of course we must keep down the cost of uniforms, says Geoff Barton. But where to draw the line, when government guidance is vague?
5 September 2019
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