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Geoff Barton
Geoff Barton
All articles by Geoff Barton
‘Schools are not the silver bullet to fix all of society’s problems’
We badly need some perspective when it comes to asking schools to solve society’s ills – teachers already go above and beyond their remit. It’s time for a society-wide effort, writes ASCL’s Geoff Barton
4 May 2018
‘Teachers should encourage students to speak up - and remember to do so themselves’
Support for ‘oracy’ and debating is part of a growing belief among teachers that they must reinstate what they believe every child should learn, writes ASCL’s Geoff Barton
26 April 2018
Book review: Natural Born Learners by Alex Beard
An educational book that’s audacious, sassy and unafraid of the big questions
22 April 2018
‘The funding crisis is putting education standards at risk’
This weekend teachers, leaders and parents will be bringing the reality of the school funding cuts to the streets. ASCL’s general secretary Geoff Barton explains why he will be joining them
19 April 2018
‘Setting CEO salaries to one side, we should remember that many MATs contain very good people doing their very best’
The system is set up so we need multi-academy trusts – and there are not enough people celebrating the great work they do, writes Geoff Barton
29 March 2018
‘If nurses are going to get a 6.5 per cent pay rise, then surely it’s time for teachers to get a similar salary hike’
NHS staff deserve the 6.5 per cent pay rise – but attention must be turned to education. Teachers urgently need more pay, and schools must be able to afford to give it to them, writes ASCL leader Geoff Barton
22 March 2018