A period of calm and stability… and the Ebacc
Bill Watkin explores the implications of proposed cuts to non-Ebacc subjects.
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Blog posts by Bill Watkin
A period of calm and stability – latest update
Bill Watkin considers the latest termly email from the Secretary of State and the ongoing changes in education.
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What’s to do about transition?
Nicky Morgan’s recent announcement on assessment in primary schools confirms there’s a problem with transition between phases. Bill Watkin explores.
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The Ebacc: a consultation or Hobson’s Choice?
On Tuesday, the government launched the long awaited consultation on the implementation of the Ebacc. Bill Watkin highlights the key questions posed.
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Raising standards or raising fears?
Bill Watkin responds to a recent New Schools Network report on the teaching of the three Rs in primary schools.
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Caught between a rock and a hard place…
In a fourth blog about the ‘Ebacc for all’ issue, Bill Watkin suggests that there has been a slight shift in the government’s approach.
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A period of calm and stability?
Bill Watkin on the most significant changes to the education system in 2015-16.
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The Ebacc is not suitable for all
Operational Director Bill Watkin reports his findings from a recent meeting at the DfE regarding the Ebacc for all issue.
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A period of calm and stability . . . . . . and another change in the rules
Bill Watkin explores the issues surrounding whether or not legacy GCSEs can be counted in performance tables once the new GCSEs are in place.
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SSAT’s national survey of school leaders
Bill Watkin, Operational Director SSAT, writes… Following the announcement by Nick Gibb, minister of state for school reform, on 11 June, that the government was committed to honouring its manifesto pledge to require pupils to study the EBacc, SSAT, the
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