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Tag Archives: OFSTED
Demand better for our children’s futures
Education is the key to the Country’s future. Give our young people the skills and knowledge they need and we can create a strong wealthy Country. Keep investing in those skills and we will have an adaptable work force with … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Academies, Children, colleges, Education for Life, education spending, OFSTED, Pupils, Schools, Schools Commissioners, Students, Universities
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Set the Teachers Free – A radical Policy for Education
We need to release the expertise and dedication of our teachers to allow them to link up with the enthusiasm and joy of our children and create an education system not a learning system Our education service is poor value, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged Education, Education Improvement, Educational Standards, Layla Moran MP, NAHT, National Curriculum, NUT, OFSTED, Parents, School Governors, Teachers, teaching
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Let the teachers teach and the pupils learn!
Classrooms like this should be places where young people (and the not so young) acquire a thirst for knowledge rather than understanding the techniques to pass exams. At our recent Spring Conference, the Liberal Democrats passed what I believe to … Continue reading
Let the Teachers teach!
“All schools should be art schools”, say these posters. Perhaps that would help broaden the highly restricted curriculum which many schools now offer. I looked with interest at the proposals by the Labour Party to add VAT on to the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged ATL, Free School Meals, Healthy Lunches, Labour Party, Learning, National Curriculum, NUT, OFSTED, Universities
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We mustn’t let our children down
The final scene at the Caldies Comp “Les Mis” performance On Thursday night Erica and I had an absolutely marvellous night at Calderstones Comprehensive. We have always been impressed with the school since our youngest daughter went there in the … Continue reading
Posted in Liverpool, Uncategorized
Tagged Calderstones Comprehensive, Caldies Comp, Les Mis, Lib Dems, OFSTED, Teachers, teaching
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Liverpool Must Bring in Outside Help to deal with Schools Crisis
I want my Grandson, Jonah, and all the children of Liverpool to have a fine quality education in our City’s education service Today’s speech by the Chief Inspector of Schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has shown that Liverpool’s Education system is … Continue reading
Posted in Liverpool, Uncategorized
Tagged Colin Hilton, Education, Educational Standards, Exams, Labour, Lib Dems, OFSTED, Paul Clein, Schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw
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What is Education For?
Two articles about education have caught my eye recently both in the Independent. One, in today’s paper led with a story about OFSTED Inspectors coaching schools so that they could fiddle OFSTED INSPECTIONS! Well to be frank I’ve never been … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Apprenticeships, CBI, Education, Engineering, OFSTED, Student Loans, Universities
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What the hell is education for??!!
Two things over the past few days have caused to think once again about my views on the current discussion in education and whether education serves at all well the needs of the pupils that go through it and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, Lib Dems, OFSTED, school holidays, teaching
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