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Play-based Learning Is Not Unstructured
I spent twenty minutes yesterday reading a glossy, high-budget brochure about “holistic developmental frameworks” that seemed to suggest children learn best when...
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The Drop After Year Seven Starts
I’ve sat through enough CPD sessions to know the drill: some consultant in a slim-fit suit standing in front of a shiny...
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Choosing a School With Imperfect Information
I remember sitting in a drafty school hall during a parents’ evening, watching a mother of three try to navigate a stack...
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Admissions Criteria and Appeals
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room during a Tuesday afternoon briefing, listening to a consultant in a slim-fit suit explain...
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Trust Structures and Where Decisions Sit
I remember sitting in a windowless boardroom three years ago, listening to a CEO in a sharp suit explain how their new...
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What Governors Are Actually for
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room during a Tuesday evening briefing, staring at a sixty-page strategic document that promised to...
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Who Does What in a School Structure
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room in 2014, watching a consultant with a pristine haircut draw a series of interlocking...
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Eighty Percent of the Budget Is People
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room in 2014, staring at a glossy, colour-coded spreadsheet that promised “strategic resource optimisation,” while...
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Where a School’s Money Comes From
I remember sitting in a drafty departmental meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy spreadsheet that promised “transformative educational investment,” while...
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Spending Pupil Premium on Things That Work
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room ten years ago, listening to a consultant in a slim-fit suit explain how we...
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