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Michael Tidd
The times-tables test just multiplies DfE shenanigans
Its new initiative is poorly designed to meet curriculum requirements – along with the awful writing assessment framework
23 February 2018
Practise may not be perfect, but it’s best for Sats tests
Arguments over the suitability of mock Sats ignore the fact that we practise skills we are trying to learn all the time
16 February 2018
Nod sagely and ignore: how the DfE treated the experts
Five years on from the formulating of the new curriculum, it’s worth reflecting on what might have been
9 February 2018
Assessment frameworks are a paradox, not plain sailing
The Standards and Testing Agency and the Ship of Theseus appear to have something in common
2 February 2018
Teacher-training institutes may not make the grade
Long-winded templates and antiquated thinking hold back trainees – we need to rethink teacher-training, writes Michael Tidd
29 January 2018
Note to self: Never forget the stress of the classroom
Four months into his first headship, Michael Tidd pens a letter to himself – a reminder that, whatever the pressures of leadership, he should never think classroom teaching is easy
22 January 2018
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