The ongoing trial of Angela Mason, accused of professional misconduct for secretly filming the antics of her pupils, is typical of current Edumonolith thinking. Rather than applaud Mrs Mason for reminding the public that pupil behaviour remains a serious issue and still plagues the day-to-day lives of those in the firing line, the local authority [...]
Does adultism exist in education? Are younger members of staff discriminated against because of their age? Are the centralizing tendencies of the current regime about distrust of the recent influx of younger teachers? Do you have to dress and speak like a Baby Boomer to get on in life? Clearly recent innovations in educational theory [...]
Dear DfES, THERE IS TOO MUCH PAPERWORK IN EDUCATION. THERE IS TOO MUCH PAPERWORK IN EDUCATION. THERE IS TOO MUCH PAPERWORK IN EDUCATION. THERE IS TOO MUCH PAPERWORK IN EDUCATION. THERE IS TOO MUCH PAPERWORK IN EDUCATION. THERE IS TOO MUCH PAPERWORK IN EDUCATION. THERE IS TOO MUCH PAPERWORK IN EDUCATION. THERE IS TOO MUCH [...]
Heard the one about the Job Centre and FE Colleges competing for the same students and then striking a deal so that both can claim to have those students on their books to guarantee funding and ensure achievement and retention stats don’t dip? Or, how about the Job Centre and FE Colleges running exactly the [...]
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