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James Bowen
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Why public shaming is an ineffective behaviour tool
Whether justified or not, calling students out in front of their peers rarely leads to positive outcomes, writes James Bowen
18 May 2017
‘We’re in a full-blown education funding crisis - and teachers and pupils are beginning to see how badly it will affect them’
Education funding cuts are biting deep – the idea that up until now schools have just been frittering money away is a nonsense, writes one union leader
11 May 2017
‘Without proper investment, the new SEND Code of Practice will have very little impact’
SEND was promised one of the biggest reforms in a generation, but it seems we’re going to end up with a few tweaks to a failing system, writes James Bowen
6 May 2017
‘National Offer Day for primary schools will show just how misguided government policy has become’
A focus on free schools, a lack of coherence on strategy to increase primary school places and a budget blackhole will make National Offer Day a testing time for parents and ultimately schools, says James Bowen, director of NAHT Edge
18 April 2017
‘If anyone designed a robot that could replicate a typical teacher, they would become very rich - but I doubt it’s possible’
Sir Michael Wilshaw’s caricature overlooked the typical teacher robot – those who are highly adaptable and programmed to be focused on doing the best they can for the children in their care, writes one teachers’ leader
22 March 2017
‘We must cherish and defend our professional status as teachers’
The high professional standards we hold ourselves to are one of the reasons why teaching is identified as one of the most trusted professions in the country, writes one teachers’ leader
28 February 2017