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Michael Tidd
Want to reduce workload? Then reduce work. Sorted
From carts for lugging around piles of marking to gadgets for data collection, this area is rife with false economies, but the real solution is simple
23 September 2016
Why wait till 11 when we can label kids from birth?
Reintroducing selection for secondary schools? Why not go a step or two further, asks TES columnist Michael Tidd
16 September 2016
Do we really have to suffer this chaos for another year?
Last week’s Sats results show that continuing with the interim assessment framework isn’t viable
9 September 2016
As the pressure heats up, make sure to stay cool
The government’s new progress measure is going to turn the pressure up in schools – don’t let it consume you, says our TES columnist
2 September 2016
Overworked teachers should spend their hols relaxing, not working
Too many teachers are wasting their hard-earned holiday by going into school to perform pointless tasks, writes deputy headteacher Michael Tidd
26 August 2016
The DfE’s Hokey Cokey approach to early years
The foundation-stage profile has been in, out, in and out – the turnaround has been quite dizzying
19 August 2016
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