Simon Withey MCCT FCCT
@flippinteacher.bsky.social
Founding member (MCCT), Lead Advocate and Fellow of the Chartered College of Teaching (FCCT) All party parliamentary group (APPG) for Teaching Profession, Raspberry Pi Certified Educator, STEM Ambassador, Code Club volunteer, Oracle Academy, Quizziz AI Ed.
In Finland the most successful and equal education system do not do this. They have just one matriculation exam at 18. High stakes external exams do not work. Just ask anyone in the USA who spend the most on education and get the worst results. Fix the earnings divide first.
November 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM
In Finland the most successful and equal education system do not do this. They have just one matriculation exam at 18. High stakes external exams do not work. Just ask anyone in the USA who spend the most on education and get the worst results. Fix the earnings divide first.
Not so unprecedented then!
March 19, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Not so unprecedented then!
They really missed a golden opportunity to change the whole assessment environment for England. Scrap SATs and GCSEs replace with a matriculation exam at 18. Playful learning from age 7. No subjects just project based learning. Just part of the most successful education system in Europe, Finland
March 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
They really missed a golden opportunity to change the whole assessment environment for England. Scrap SATs and GCSEs replace with a matriculation exam at 18. Playful learning from age 7. No subjects just project based learning. Just part of the most successful education system in Europe, Finland
History has told us it's never been a good idea to re-arm Germany. It was only since the first Iraq war that Germany was allowed it's armed forces outside of the country.
March 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
History has told us it's never been a good idea to re-arm Germany. It was only since the first Iraq war that Germany was allowed it's armed forces outside of the country.
Not this way. Totally wrong approach. Teaching is a caring profession and if you are a teacher you know all about Maslow hierarchy of needs. Read this research to see what impact zero tolerance education policies have on societies www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/achi...
Role of Zero Tolerance Policies in School-to-Prison Pipeline
Zero tolerance policies meant to decrease harm may hurt students of color.
www.psychologytoday.com
February 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Not this way. Totally wrong approach. Teaching is a caring profession and if you are a teacher you know all about Maslow hierarchy of needs. Read this research to see what impact zero tolerance education policies have on societies www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/achi...
I'll get you the oecd graph it references.
January 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I'll get you the oecd graph it references.
As an FCCT you should be aware of what EEF says about homework in general and this is the reason why effectively there isn't any in Finland! It simply widens the attainment gap between the haves and have nots.
January 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
As an FCCT you should be aware of what EEF says about homework in general and this is the reason why effectively there isn't any in Finland! It simply widens the attainment gap between the haves and have nots.