Ian
@ian-anderson.bsky.social
Education Director Skinners’ Company and SEL Skinners’ Academies Trust. Passionate about improving society through education - always looking to learn more.
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Huge role at Ark advertised here. Come join us as Head of Assessment.
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Head of Assessment in London | Ark
View details and apply for this Head of Assessment vacancy in London.
The Head of Assessment has lead responsibility for overseeing and developing assessment across the Ark network at both the pr...
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November 24, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Huge role at Ark advertised here. Come join us as Head of Assessment.
arkcareersweb.eploy.net/vacancies/34...
arkcareersweb.eploy.net/vacancies/34...
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New post just out:
A special guest post from John Kingman - former second perm sec at the Treasury and chair of Legal and General, the UK's biggest invester - on what Labour need to do to grow the UK economy.
"We're going to need a bigger bazooka"
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
A special guest post from John Kingman - former second perm sec at the Treasury and chair of Legal and General, the UK's biggest invester - on what Labour need to do to grow the UK economy.
"We're going to need a bigger bazooka"
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
We going to need a bigger Bazooka
How Labour can get the economy growing
open.substack.com
November 23, 2024 at 9:18 AM
New post just out:
A special guest post from John Kingman - former second perm sec at the Treasury and chair of Legal and General, the UK's biggest invester - on what Labour need to do to grow the UK economy.
"We're going to need a bigger bazooka"
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
A special guest post from John Kingman - former second perm sec at the Treasury and chair of Legal and General, the UK's biggest invester - on what Labour need to do to grow the UK economy.
"We're going to need a bigger bazooka"
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
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This has some very clear thinking from John Kingman - with practical policy solutions, difficult though some may be to implement.
New post just out:
A special guest post from John Kingman - former second perm sec at the Treasury and chair of Legal and General, the UK's biggest invester - on what Labour need to do to grow the UK economy.
"We're going to need a bigger bazooka"
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
A special guest post from John Kingman - former second perm sec at the Treasury and chair of Legal and General, the UK's biggest invester - on what Labour need to do to grow the UK economy.
"We're going to need a bigger bazooka"
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/w...
We going to need a bigger Bazooka
How Labour can get the economy growing
open.substack.com
November 24, 2024 at 3:48 PM
This has some very clear thinking from John Kingman - with practical policy solutions, difficult though some may be to implement.
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If Ofsted's aim is for senior leaders to be inspection preparation managers, who equate school improvement with making things look good for Ofsted and get teachers to spend a lot of time generating evidence to do so, then this inspection toolkit is a great idea. schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-boss-...
November 21, 2024 at 7:43 PM
If Ofsted's aim is for senior leaders to be inspection preparation managers, who equate school improvement with making things look good for Ofsted and get teachers to spend a lot of time generating evidence to do so, then this inspection toolkit is a great idea. schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-boss-...
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On Monday we learnt that 1 in 3 children are living in poverty…
And that deprivation has hit a record high
Given their new found compassion for struggling Brits
Where’s Jeremy Clarkson, Nigel Farage and Andrew Lloyd Webber to fight their corner?
…anywhere?
And that deprivation has hit a record high
Given their new found compassion for struggling Brits
Where’s Jeremy Clarkson, Nigel Farage and Andrew Lloyd Webber to fight their corner?
…anywhere?
November 20, 2024 at 8:55 AM
On Monday we learnt that 1 in 3 children are living in poverty…
And that deprivation has hit a record high
Given their new found compassion for struggling Brits
Where’s Jeremy Clarkson, Nigel Farage and Andrew Lloyd Webber to fight their corner?
…anywhere?
And that deprivation has hit a record high
Given their new found compassion for struggling Brits
Where’s Jeremy Clarkson, Nigel Farage and Andrew Lloyd Webber to fight their corner?
…anywhere?
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Excited to see how @bsky.app is building membership amongst educators. Pleased to be here and to welcome friends @collegeofteaching.bsky.social
a black cat sitting on top of a red welcome mat
ALT: a black cat sitting on top of a red welcome mat
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November 19, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Excited to see how @bsky.app is building membership amongst educators. Pleased to be here and to welcome friends @collegeofteaching.bsky.social
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Calling all school and college staff – can our education system better support pupils with SEND? Time to have your say
sendmatters.co.uk/2024/11/13/c...
sendmatters.co.uk/2024/11/13/c...
Calling all school and college staff – can our education system better support pupils with SEND? Time to have your say
The national curriculum and statutory assessments for students with SEND need improvement. A Review is underway to identify necessary changes and gather professional insights. Stakeholders are enco…
sendmatters.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Calling all school and college staff – can our education system better support pupils with SEND? Time to have your say
sendmatters.co.uk/2024/11/13/c...
sendmatters.co.uk/2024/11/13/c...
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Well it's not very big yet so I need your help but here's the start of a SENDCO (plus friends) starter pack.
If you are a SENDCO, Asst SENDCO, ALNCO, SEND Consultant or system leader, Please reply to this post with a hello or a wave and I will add you to the pack.
go.bsky.app/UrbNzMT
If you are a SENDCO, Asst SENDCO, ALNCO, SEND Consultant or system leader, Please reply to this post with a hello or a wave and I will add you to the pack.
go.bsky.app/UrbNzMT
November 14, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Well it's not very big yet so I need your help but here's the start of a SENDCO (plus friends) starter pack.
If you are a SENDCO, Asst SENDCO, ALNCO, SEND Consultant or system leader, Please reply to this post with a hello or a wave and I will add you to the pack.
go.bsky.app/UrbNzMT
If you are a SENDCO, Asst SENDCO, ALNCO, SEND Consultant or system leader, Please reply to this post with a hello or a wave and I will add you to the pack.
go.bsky.app/UrbNzMT
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10: Positivity.... Much needs to be done to share what's great about teaching / education but done with real depth, substance, a proper offering that's clearly narrated, coupled with highly competitive pay, conditions, opportunities for progression & first rate CPD
November 13, 2024 at 9:58 PM
10: Positivity.... Much needs to be done to share what's great about teaching / education but done with real depth, substance, a proper offering that's clearly narrated, coupled with highly competitive pay, conditions, opportunities for progression & first rate CPD
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Hey #EduSky, any recommendations for supporting dyslexic high school student struggling with writing/spelling? They've completed Wilson Reading System through Step 11, with more success decoding than encoding.
November 14, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Hey #EduSky, any recommendations for supporting dyslexic high school student struggling with writing/spelling? They've completed Wilson Reading System through Step 11, with more success decoding than encoding.
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NEW: Exclusions and suspensions in 2023/24
Based on our analysis of attendance registers, rates of exclusions and suspensions in 2023/24 were higher than last year.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/11/excl...
Based on our analysis of attendance registers, rates of exclusions and suspensions in 2023/24 were higher than last year.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/11/excl...
Exclusions and suspensions in 2023/24 - FFT Education Datalab
Based on our analysis of attendance registers, rates of exclusions and suspensions in 2023/24 were higher than last year
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk
November 11, 2024 at 9:42 AM
NEW: Exclusions and suspensions in 2023/24
Based on our analysis of attendance registers, rates of exclusions and suspensions in 2023/24 were higher than last year.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/11/excl...
Based on our analysis of attendance registers, rates of exclusions and suspensions in 2023/24 were higher than last year.
ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2024/11/excl...
Fascinating and thoughtful thread from multiple perspectives on university selection bias and what is or isn’t valuable for all our students 👇
@samfr.bsky.social recommending ‘elite universities’ open their doors to a wider range of students not coming via private schools.
Aim is to ‘stop the conveyor belt’’ from private schools into top jobs
@jameshandscombe.bsky.social
Aim is to ‘stop the conveyor belt’’ from private schools into top jobs
@jameshandscombe.bsky.social
September 13, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Fascinating and thoughtful thread from multiple perspectives on university selection bias and what is or isn’t valuable for all our students 👇
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A key understanding of middle leadership is to realise that instead of teaching students being your primary role, it is now the professional development of adults and the development of the curriculum and how it is assessed. Those three things are really challenging on their own, let alone together.
September 5, 2024 at 6:26 PM
A key understanding of middle leadership is to realise that instead of teaching students being your primary role, it is now the professional development of adults and the development of the curriculum and how it is assessed. Those three things are really challenging on their own, let alone together.
Really sensible, nuanced thread on outcomes follow-up conversations 👇
Suspect this will go down like a bag of sick, but I think exam review meetings are important and worthwhile. I do think it's quite easy to make them rubbish though.
September 5, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Really sensible, nuanced thread on outcomes follow-up conversations 👇
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Most schools rated ‘requires improvement’ last year had multiple ‘good’ or better sub-grades, suggesting parents will see a more positive picture of their child’s school now headline grades are gone
Ofsted reports seem more positive without headline grades
Three in five schools rated ‘requires improvement’ last year had two or more ‘good’ sub-grades
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September 4, 2024 at 6:15 AM
Most schools rated ‘requires improvement’ last year had multiple ‘good’ or better sub-grades, suggesting parents will see a more positive picture of their child’s school now headline grades are gone
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Includes this, possibly the most sensible two paragraphs I've read for a long time on England's education system:
September 4, 2024 at 8:53 AM
Includes this, possibly the most sensible two paragraphs I've read for a long time on England's education system:
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Regarding source question in history exams, I remain convinced that the only way to do meaningful source analysis in an exam context is to have specified sources, perhaps as an anthology.
clioetcetera.com/2016/12/30/u...
clioetcetera.com/2016/12/30/u...
“Use all the sources and your own knowledge”: is it time to move on?
I have written a few times now that I think we need a radical change in how we set source-based questions in exams. Some relevant earlier posts are Less generic analysis and more case studies: teachin...
clioetcetera.com
August 29, 2024 at 12:08 PM
Regarding source question in history exams, I remain convinced that the only way to do meaningful source analysis in an exam context is to have specified sources, perhaps as an anthology.
clioetcetera.com/2016/12/30/u...
clioetcetera.com/2016/12/30/u...
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Personalised learning as being able to work at a different pace is different to personalised curriculum. The former is very helpful in subjects where mastery matters. I have a draft blog post about GCSE options that I really must post!
August 28, 2024 at 5:50 PM
Personalised learning as being able to work at a different pace is different to personalised curriculum. The former is very helpful in subjects where mastery matters. I have a draft blog post about GCSE options that I really must post!
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Ive made it a personal policy to double all garlic/butter and reduce water by 20%. This appears to be the main secret to cooking.
August 28, 2024 at 7:19 PM
Ive made it a personal policy to double all garlic/butter and reduce water by 20%. This appears to be the main secret to cooking.
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Really interesting piece on the link between words and art …
*NEW POST*
'Hardy to Hepworth': Why I'm introducing poetry to GCSE art.
#EduSky #Edublogshare
impressionthatiget.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/h...
'Hardy to Hepworth': Why I'm introducing poetry to GCSE art.
#EduSky #Edublogshare
impressionthatiget.wordpress.com/2024/08/26/h...
Hardy to Hepworth: analysing art through poetry
Since our KS4 stopped doing English literature GCSE*, I've really noticed how hard it is to get any sort of non-literal interpretations of art out of my boys, and it makes a massive difference. With p...
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August 27, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Really interesting piece on the link between words and art …
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I wrote something about mark reviews (you may know these as re-marks) which summarises what I think every year when I read social media, but never say.
sallythorne.com/2024/08/25/m...
TLDR: if you put in bulk review requests, consider spending the money on interventions instead.
#edusky
sallythorne.com/2024/08/25/m...
TLDR: if you put in bulk review requests, consider spending the money on interventions instead.
#edusky
Mark Reviews
As part of my exam role, at this time of year, I undertake reviews of marking. These are more commonly referred to as re-marks, which is a misnomer. Papers are not re-marked from scratch. Instead, the...
sallythorne.com
August 26, 2024 at 11:49 AM
I wrote something about mark reviews (you may know these as re-marks) which summarises what I think every year when I read social media, but never say.
sallythorne.com/2024/08/25/m...
TLDR: if you put in bulk review requests, consider spending the money on interventions instead.
#edusky
sallythorne.com/2024/08/25/m...
TLDR: if you put in bulk review requests, consider spending the money on interventions instead.
#edusky