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Geoff Barton
Geoff Barton
All articles by Geoff Barton
‘Show me a great school and I’ll show you a rich pulsing culture of the arts at its core’
Teachers must continue to shout out about the liberating, humanising, intoxicating power of the arts – especially for those children with difficult backgrounds, writes ASCL leader Geoff Barton
28 September 2017
‘As Labour outlines its vision for education, Angela Rayner should remember the importance of allowing teachers to teach’
Writing from the Labour party conference in Brighton, ASCL leader Geoff Barton on what Angela Rayner should put at the heart of her educational policies
25 September 2017
‘Why must we rub students noses’ in their GCSE disappointment with forced resits?’
Pupils who miss a grade 4 need a basic literacy and numeracy qualification that employers recognise, says Geoff Barton
21 September 2017
Book review: Taught Not Caught by Nicky Morgan
Empowered by disempowerment, the ex-minister finds her voice...
15 September 2017
‘Why do we let Ofsted scare us so easily?’
Teaching needs to put Ofsted back in its box – think of it like restaurant hygiene inspectors, says Geoff Barton
14 September 2017
The start of term is surely the perfect time to end education’s political ping-pong match
Teachers and school leaders need to rise above the endless political back and forth and start making a proactive case for education
6 September 2017