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Tag Archives: formative assessment
Wales, an inspiring model for England
Report by Prof Richard Hatcher, Birmingham City University Imagine a country where education is based on trust in schools and teachers. Where the school curriculum is based on broad areas of learning and experience, not on discrete subjects, and a … Continue reading
‘Feedback’, the Toolkit and teachers’ workload
by Terry Wrigley. [Work in progress] England’s schools are governed by a unique mix of surveillance and numerical performance indicators. Statistical calculations compare achievement and schools, often unfairly, while teachers are kept in a permanent state of anxiety by … Continue reading
Reclaiming Schools 