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Forcing mass academisation is an ideological assault on our schools

Sarah Nield 15 June 2022 Forcing mass academisation is an ideological assault on our schools2022-06-15T19:24:16+01:00 Comment 1 Comment
Twenty years ago academies were touted as the revolution in education which was going to drive up standards across the board. The shining princes of private enterprise were going to…
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The ‘living with Covid’ plan is a disaster waiting to happen for schools

Sarah Nield 19 March 2022 The ‘living with Covid’ plan is a disaster waiting to happen for schools2022-03-19T19:39:01+00:00 Comment No Comment
I have read the government’s ‘Living with Covid’ plan for schools, and it isn’t going to work. Any ideas that you can take ‘personal responsibility’ and keep yourself Covid-safe, or weigh up your own…
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Matt Hancock’s proposals for our NHS are bad news

Sarah Nield 27 March 2021 Matt Hancock’s proposals for our NHS are bad news2021-03-27T13:22:59+00:00 Comment 2 Comments
The NHS, if you ask me, is pretty much the best thing this country has ever achieved. But it is so woven into the fabric of our lives that we often take…
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SATs are damaging, misleading and not fit for purpose

Sarah Nield 13 May 2019 SATs are damaging, misleading and not fit for purpose2019-05-13T17:04:09+01:00 Comment 1 Comment
This week, children in year 6 will sit their Standardised Assessment Tests (SATs). To me, they quite simply make no sense: created to assess schools, not children, they assume that…
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