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Michael Tidd
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Assessment can tell us only a quarter (or three?) of the tale
13 October 2017
A new ‘check’ isn’t the way to change teachers’ minds
The strong-arm approach of using national testing to change teacher behaviour doesn’t work
9 October 2017
Baseline assessment is a useful background check
Testing Year 4 pupils enables teachers to identify problems they may have early and work through them
29 September 2017
Appraisal snapshots do not show the whole picture
The current method of observing teachers three times a year is a symptom of a broken system
22 September 2017
Double standards help STA keep teachers in the dark
Having to guess the key stage 1 requirements each year raises questions about the agency and its markers
15 September 2017
Feeling like an imposter in the new-year time warp
Anyone questioning their ability as a new school year starts is not alone
8 September 2017