Education consultant. Founder of Ecarda. School and system leadership & governance. Democracy in Schools Standard. Mathematics education. Personal views here:
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Yes, but....
let's make sure that the focus on early years numeracy establishes the fundamental sense of shape and space from which the sense of number then emerges.
‘Increased focus on early years numeracy’ can help to break the ‘intergenerational’ cycle of poor adult numeracy and maths anxiety, a House of Lords committee tells the government
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Whilst the curriculum review in England remains unfinished there may be merit in considering what makes a curriculum for human flourishing.
Schools are teaching beauty and ethics to defend pupils a... share.google/byjSrSD2nxY4xdq…
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I just signed the campaign calling on the Government to ban the US death row execution from being live streamed in the UK! act.38degrees.org.uk/act/no-…
CQC inspects NHS trusts & settings within those trusts. Do these inspections cause similar stress & concern?
Any research?
We could then identify whether public service inspections are generally stressful, or is it a characteristic of Ofsted?
I'm up for finding out. Anyone else?
Nearly 90% of leaders said inspections under Ofsted’s new framework affected staff mental wellbeing, according to an independent evaluation – though the watchdog claims the report shows it is ‘on the right track’
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A prompt here to realign schooling in England onto the purposes of education @LucyMPowell
To learn how to fix British schools, I visited 80 around ... share.google/Pu2bQ46sfHlhYz9…
Here's a refreshing perspective on learning mathematics...
Jon Jacobsen discusses what a lot of us are thinking about: how to preserve (and maybe even amplify?) human intuition -- and the pleasure of understanding -- in an era when AI is reshaping the practice of math. link.springer.com/article/10…
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The Observer view: A manifesto for children | The Observer share.google/5J6fkUOTFfR5aop…
I'm looking forward to prompting reflection and discussion on the progress towards a new national curriculum by bringing attention to its essential design characteristics of scope, specificity and sequencing.
What do you think of the Curriculum and Assessment Review? Our next FEPG meeting will address issues around the review and its possible impact. Please join us on March 23rd 7.00pm-9.00pm. See the flyer for full details.
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Good to see that HMG is bringing ownership of critical infrastructure back to UK.
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The expanding universe of mathematical knowledge is the outcome of human endeavour.
A mathematics curriculum should recognise and celebrate this.
Learning to think & work mathematically is a precondition to the acqusition of mathematical skills and knowledge.
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Watching #fieldofdreams
There is no doubt that the world needs more @aflintoff11 Freddie Flintoffs.
He sees in young people possibilities that even they don't see.
He then sets about realising them.
Amazing.
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The English language can mislead.
The word "shooting", normally used as a verb, is being used as an adjective here.
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