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The Biggest Test of All
- Description:
- If Britain is to prosper in the future we will need sharper assessment tools to ensure pupils are developing essential basic skills. Andrew Thraves investigates the Assessing Pupils’ Progress scheme.
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- 02/03/2009
A hard act to follow
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- The vague wording of the Disability Discrimination Act means schools should take extra care not to fall foul of its provisions. Mark Blois explains.
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- 04/03/2009
Two types of planning
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- Schools face a huge challenge in linking their budgets with long-term planning - but MST’s finance guru, Malcolm Trobe, has identifed fve key pointers that can help.
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- 04/03/2009
Interviews and insight
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- Many heads admit to mistakes in recruitment - but, as Jody Goldsworthy suggests, carefully structured interviews can minimise the risk of a repeat.
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- 04/03/2009
Active learning is better learning
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- MST’s new series on better classroom practice gets under way as Chris Watkins considers the importance of active learning.
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- 04/05/2009
The longest day of my life
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- In part 2 of MST’s shocking new series on a successful school condemned by Ofsted, the headteacher recalls her dread and helplessness as the inspection team arrives.
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- 04/05/2009
Psychology, learning and design
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- Psychologist Liz malcolm suggests it’s high time we applied a more scientific understanding of human motivation to the design of schools.
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- 04/05/2009
The many meanings of formative assessment
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- Assessment for Learning is all the rage. But are we actually doing it right? Bill Boyle and Marie Charles investigate.
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- 04/05/2009
Levelling the field?
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- Supporters of a radical new approach to funding claim that it would balance out social inequalities between schools and reduce social exclusion. Could it become government policy?
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- 04/05/2009
Personality tests can help you choose
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- Senior leadership appointments are fundamental to a school’s success, says Richard Churches, and ‘personality instruments’ can help to make sure the right people are recruited for key posts.
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- 04/05/2009
Giving students a real voice
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- The vast majority of schools now have one – but if carelessly run, a school council might do more harm than good. Matt Lent looks how the best councils benefit pupils and the whole school community.
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- 04/05/2009
Ofsted made easier
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- An online tool is taking some of the headache out of school inspections.
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- 04/05/2009
Reach a little further
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- Schools sometimes speak of ‘hard-to-reach’ parents but, says Margaret Booth, we should recognise that many parents find schools inaccessible – and do something about it.
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- 04/05/2009
How do you feel?
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- Primary schools that involve pupils in decisions can improve their morale, behaviour and attendance and boost exam results. Laura Parker tells us how.
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- 04/05/2009
Sponsors! Who chooses? and why?
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- Court action by parents threatens to end Government secrecy around the appointment of academy sponsors from business - and lays bare a back-door privatisation agenda.
- Submitted On:
- 04/05/2009
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