Colin Richards
@colinspark.bsky.social
Retired professor, HMI and teacher.
Virtually nothing of importance
Science has nothing to teach us about learning? Really?
March 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Virtually nothing of importance
No it's never a science. Science cannot deal with the value issues intrinsic to education
‘Teaching is a craft, and sometimes an art, but it’s also a science.’ - @tombennett71.bsky.social
Hear, hear.
#ResearchEdBrum
Hear, hear.
#ResearchEdBrum
March 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
No it's never a science. Science cannot deal with the value issues intrinsic to education
Understandably you may be suffering from Ofsted-consultation fatigue but please find five minutes to complete the much shorter and sharper ABC (Alternative Big Consultation) at thealternativebiglisten.co.uk
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alternativebiglisten.co.uk
March 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Understandably you may be suffering from Ofsted-consultation fatigue but please find five minutes to complete the much shorter and sharper ABC (Alternative Big Consultation) at thealternativebiglisten.co.uk
We are getting many responses to the ABCbut we need more. Do find five or ten minutes to give us your judgments and ideas.
Do please have your voice heard. Complete the ABC (Alternative Big Consulation) on inspectionsurveymonkey.com/r/LQ7KG25
Former senior Ofsted inspectors behind last year's 'alternative big listen' have launched their own consultation on the watchdog's new inspection plans
February 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
We are getting many responses to the ABCbut we need more. Do find five or ten minutes to give us your judgments and ideas.
Do please have your voice heard. Complete the ABC (Alternative Big Consulation) on inspectionsurveymonkey.com/r/LQ7KG25
Former senior Ofsted inspectors behind last year's 'alternative big listen' have launched their own consultation on the watchdog's new inspection plans
Ex-HMI launch 'alternative big consultation' on report cards
Ex-Ofsted staff behind 'alternative big listen' fear proposals come with 'take it or leave it' approach
buff.ly
February 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Do please have your voice heard. Complete the ABC (Alternative Big Consulation) on inspectionsurveymonkey.com/r/LQ7KG25
Judging from his comments at yesterday's Select Committee Martyn Oliver still doesn't fully recognise the full magnitude of the loss of the profession's confidence in Ofsted. His "reforms" are welcome but nowhere near sufficient.
January 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Judging from his comments at yesterday's Select Committee Martyn Oliver still doesn't fully recognise the full magnitude of the loss of the profession's confidence in Ofsted. His "reforms" are welcome but nowhere near sufficient.
Really? I find that unbelievable.
The large majority of teachers in England consider research evidence before making decisions - an incredible and positive development.
This short piece by @hmadgwick.bsky.social explains why we need professional collaboration and teacher involvement in research design.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
This short piece by @hmadgwick.bsky.social explains why we need professional collaboration and teacher involvement in research design.
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...
4 ways to make education research more helpful
Most teachers consult research before making changes to their practice, according to a new EEF report. Harry Madgwick explains how to make this process smoother
www.tes.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Really? I find that unbelievable.
Is there such a thing as "negative professionalism"?
I am in York today with NAHT @naht.org.uk speaking about the power of positive professionalism @collegeofteaching.bsky.social
a purple background with polka dots and the words we become what we think about think positive
ALT: a purple background with polka dots and the words we become what we think about think positive
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:05 AM
Is there such a thing as "negative professionalism"?
But who defines success? Your dedfinition may be very different from mine. Let' engage in discussion not in soundbites
Ugh. The ‘most successful schools’ are the ones turning out decent people who are kind to one another and want to be of some use to the world.
www.thetimes.com/article/f1e4...
www.thetimes.com/article/f1e4...
School league tables 2025: the best UK secondary schools revealed
The most successful schools are not just chasing A*s, but creating all-round students ready for the 21st century
www.thetimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:04 AM
But who defines success? Your dedfinition may be very different from mine. Let' engage in discussion not in soundbites
Good but will there be anything of substance ON the table? Or tweaks to already discredited practice?
Ofsted chief Sir Martyn Oliver says 'nothing is off the table' when asked by @tesmagazine.bsky.social if the watchdog could extend its consultation timeline on inspection report cards. Consultation is set to start in January with inspections due to start from Sept 25. www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Extending report card consultation is not ‘off the table’, Ofsted chief says
Sir Martyn Oliver says Ofsted’s plans for new inspections have not yet been tested because it is about to launch a ‘genuine consultation’ rather than presenting a solution
www.tes.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Good but will there be anything of substance ON the table? Or tweaks to already discredited practice?
Indefensible and unfair.......and central team staff know it!
Exclusive: Trust bosses have defended parachuting in central team staff to their schools during Ofsted inspections after the union representing inspectors raised 'significant concerns'
How trusts parachute central teams into Ofsted inspections
Inspectors say the practice is impacting their ability to evaluate 'normal practice'
buff.ly
December 6, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Indefensible and unfair.......and central team staff know it!
Reposted by Colin Richards
Exclusive🚨
The LGA has called for the Government to create a 10-year "standalone plan" to fix social care in its submission to the consultation on the future of the NHS
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The LGA has called for the Government to create a 10-year "standalone plan" to fix social care in its submission to the consultation on the future of the NHS
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Create 10-Year 'Standalone Plan' To Fix Social Care, Say Local Leaders
The Government must create a decade-long plan for social care if the long-term strategy for repairing the National Health Service hopes to succeed,...
www.politicshome.com
December 5, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Exclusive🚨
The LGA has called for the Government to create a 10-year "standalone plan" to fix social care in its submission to the consultation on the future of the NHS
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The LGA has called for the Government to create a 10-year "standalone plan" to fix social care in its submission to the consultation on the future of the NHS
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
The problem is less the speed test itself but its statutory nature.
A 'very clunky online speed test’ or an important assessment that leaves pupils ‘far better equipped to handle a more challenging primary curriculum’? @ellencph.bsky.social investigates the value of the statutory multiplication tables check
Multiplication tables check: are better results good news?
Three years after the Year 4 times tables assessment became statutory, the results from the test continue to improve. So how are schools achieving this, and is it really making pupils better at maths?...
www.tes.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:52 AM
The problem is less the speed test itself but its statutory nature.
The problem is less the speed test itself a
A 'very clunky online speed test’ or an important assessment that leaves pupils ‘far better equipped to handle a more challenging primary curriculum’? @ellencph.bsky.social investigates the value of the statutory multiplication tables check
Multiplication tables check: are better results good news?
Three years after the Year 4 times tables assessment became statutory, the results from the test continue to improve. So how are schools achieving this, and is it really making pupils better at maths?...
www.tes.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:52 AM
The problem is less the speed test itself a
They are not just "not very useful"; they are very problematic.
If countries, schools, universities do well in rankings they love to showcase it. If it inspires you to do better, fine,but as a way to improve an education system they aren't very useful, as we can't all be in the top decile....
December 6, 2024 at 9:50 AM
They are not just "not very useful"; they are very problematic.
What's the point about such premature polls ? Do we hav to expect such polls right up to 2029?
Our latest voting intention poll finds the Tory lead over Labour at 2 points, with Reform in third up to 21.
🌳CON 28% (-2)
🌹LAB 26% (-1)
➡️ REF UK 21% (+3)
🔶 LIB DEM 13% ( +1)
🌍 GREEN 7% (-1)
🟡 SNP 3% (+1)
N = 2,002; Dates: 29/11 - 02/12; Change with 27/11
🌳CON 28% (-2)
🌹LAB 26% (-1)
➡️ REF UK 21% (+3)
🔶 LIB DEM 13% ( +1)
🌍 GREEN 7% (-1)
🟡 SNP 3% (+1)
N = 2,002; Dates: 29/11 - 02/12; Change with 27/11
December 6, 2024 at 9:48 AM
What's the point about such premature polls ? Do we hav to expect such polls right up to 2029?
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
November 29, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Reposted by Colin Richards
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
It should have happened much sooner.
Breaking: Dame Christine Ryan, chair of the board of Ofsted, has announced she will step down next year
Ofsted chair Dame Christine Ryan to step down
Education secretary praises Ryan for leadership during 'a period of significant challenges'
buff.ly
November 29, 2024 at 2:44 PM
It should have happened much sooner.
What a naive question? There is no "right" progression,especially from a former member of Ofsted's problematic and now disbanded curriculum team.
How would anyone recognise "right" progression?
How would anyone recognise "right" progression?
Will the new National Curriculum get subject progression right? Or will weak subject content send us backwards?
Third blog on subjects in new National Curriculum.
heatherfblog.wordpress.com/2024/10/20/b...
Break it down! Getting subject progression right in the new national curriculum
Arguably, the curriculum revolution in English schools over the last 10 years has been driven by three related insights. That knowledge matters. That what we encounter in the world, what we see, he…
heatherfblog.wordpress.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:52 AM
What a naive question? There is no "right" progression,especially from a former member of Ofsted's problematic and now disbanded curriculum team.
How would anyone recognise "right" progression?
How would anyone recognise "right" progression?
A pity such schools haven't confidence in their own judgments. Why is that ?
Hearing of more &more primary schools picking up these #KS1 #TasksNotTests atm.org.uk/news/ks1-tas...
Please take a look 👇🏼
Please take a look 👇🏼
November 25, 2024 at 9:09 AM
A pity such schools haven't confidence in their own judgments. Why is that ?
Reposted by Colin Richards
This is spot on. There's very little sense right now in this debate about the balancing of harms. There's the possibility of that balance altering with a change. But there's also clear harm now that isn't being reckoned with.
I would really like there to be an acknowledgment of harms caused by all our legislation (and lack of legislation). A basic, respectful honesty.
Yes, if we change the law some vulnerable person will end up pressed into ending their life earlier. Yes, if we don’t change it, dying people will suffer
Yes, if we change the law some vulnerable person will end up pressed into ending their life earlier. Yes, if we don’t change it, dying people will suffer
November 24, 2024 at 12:10 PM
This is spot on. There's very little sense right now in this debate about the balancing of harms. There's the possibility of that balance altering with a change. But there's also clear harm now that isn't being reckoned with.
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
It's always been the "books of the year" list I've gone through closely looking for recommendations so extremely cool to be on it.
November 22, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Of course it didn't. It never has and recent so-called "reforms" have made it even less likely. SEN CPD should be a statutory requirement for all teachers
Exclusive from @johngroberts.bsky.social🔺
Two-thirds of teachers say their teacher training did not prepare them to meet the needs of SEND pupils.
The findings come as the govt is making a major push for mainstream schools to be more inclusive:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
Two-thirds of teachers say their teacher training did not prepare them to meet the needs of SEND pupils.
The findings come as the govt is making a major push for mainstream schools to be more inclusive:
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
How teacher training could make or break the DfE inclusion plan
The government wants more pupils with SEND to be supported in mainstream schools, but most teachers say their training did not equip them to meet these children’s needs
www.tes.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Of course it didn't. It never has and recent so-called "reforms" have made it even less likely. SEN CPD should be a statutory requirement for all teachers