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The 10 Calamitous Commandments of the DfE - the primary school edition
Deputy head Michael Tidd looks back on the past three years of DfE primary school announcements and does not like what he sees...
25 April 2016
‘How would Jessica Ennis-Hill and Mo Farah fare if the Rio Olympics adopted a primary school method of assessment?’
In his column this week, Michael Tidd explores how DfE changes to primary assessment might play out at Rio 2016
18 April 2016
‘Welcome to education, little ones - the baseline tests were just the start of your time as education guinea pigs’
11 April 2016
‘Our obsession with grouping students is becoming ridiculous’
Primary deputy head Michael Tidd takes a satirical look at the habit of grouping students for data-reporting purposes
4 April 2016
‘Will the government actually act on teacher workload? Past experience suggests we should not hold our breath’
Michael Tidd asks whether the government will actually act on the findings of its report into teacher workload
29 March 2016
‘If the DfE is serious about autonomy for schools, then it should ditch Ofsted grades altogether’
The Schools White Paper did not go far enough if autonomy is truly the aim for schools, says leading deputy headteacher Michael Tidd
21 March 2016