We’re delighted to launch a new report in collaboration with NCS Trust, The Centre for Education and Youth and UK Youth on the impact of enrichment and education on young people.

🔗 Read the report: dofe.org/thelatest/ncs-…
 
#YPEnrichmentMatters

New report from The Centre for Education and Youth with NCS, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award & UK Youth calls for a new NPQ to build expertise in partnership working for enrichment cfey.org/reports/2024/0…

I seem to recall anecdote about Blunkett being collared by a pupil in Sheffield accusing him of being a miserable git/bastard for banning chips at lunch. But the post-Jamie Oliver food regs came in in 2005. What am I missing/what's got muddled here? Jim Knight can you help?

I’m having a lovely time on my writing retreat in Greece and feel very lucky to be in the sun. ☀️ 🇬🇷
But have to admit that BBC Radio 3 playing ‘The Lark Ascending’ right now is actually making me feel a wee bit home sick.

Just the sort of “note to self” you want to find when editing your work.

Seen alongside Teach First’s decision to no longer focus on “top grads” this seems to mark an abandonment of the idea that different profiles of recruit might be drawn to different brands/pathways and require a different training offer. That seems a mistake to me.

This surprised me economist.com/finance-and-ec…

Paul Marshall promised us a 'Michelin guide' to school data systems and we ended up with GB News instead.
(this is from 2007)

Fuck yeah! Teenage me jubilates

(Next they’ll be saying it’s not acceptable to tease someone for being gay)

It seemed important to add the bracketed text here...

There’s a new strategy from Teach First and Schools Week have the details in this detailed interview with Russell Hobby (+a few thoughts from me.) schoolsweek.co.uk/its-not-just-a…

Interesting piece on the potential for comparative judgement of oracy from Amanda Moorghen Voice 21 Oracy for AQi aqi.org.uk/blogs/assessin…

We're proud to have been part of the discussions leading to this new 'Mapping the Way to Educational Equity' report from Loic Menzies with Cambridge University Press & Assessment

'..are sometimes dismissed as being 'too difficult' to tackle, there is an opportunity cost to constantly focusing on school interventions. It’s time to recognise that the pursuit of educational equity requires a cross-societal mission to transform childhood.' Loic Menzies 2/2