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Joe Nutt
All articles by Joe Nutt
‘The lack of scholarship in a whole range of bodies that support schools is getting out of control’
Technology means that the organisations supporting schools can publish papers easily and quickly, bypassing academic rigour. If a GCSE or A-level student produced work of this standard, teachers would ask them to redo it, says this educator
23 April 2016
‘Care as much as you like: it doesn’t mean you understand teaching’
The misconception that challenging social disadvantage and providing high-quality teaching are the same thing is a damaging distraction for schools
7 April 2016
‘Why do politicians fail to grasp how much skill is needed to be a great teacher?’
Politicians hear what they want to hear from school leaders, and skilled teachers remain marginalised
27 March 2016
‘There is something profoundly wrong with education when only a tiny proportion of teachers want to be a head’
We need a radical rethink of leadership in our schools system from the education secretary down to the humble head of department
12 March 2016
‘Those forcing teachers to be more businesslike, should understand school culture before trying to change it’
Schools are in the business of education, not the education business.
27 February 2016
‘Schools are in the business of education, not the education business’
Businesses don’t understand the culture of schools. But they need to before they start telling schools what to do
27 February 2016