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Blog posts by Tom Middlehurst

Tom is SSAT's Head of Policy and Director of the SSAT National Conference.

22 January 2020 By Tom Middlehurst

Should key stage 3 be restored to the full three years?

The message from Ofsted’s application of its new framework so far confirms that you should do what’s right for your students, explains Tom Middlehurst, SSAT head of policy and public affairs

7 December 2019 By Tom Middlehurst

A reflection on the SSAT National Conference 2019: Fighting for deep social justice

Tom Middlehurst, Director of the National Conference, reflects on some of the ideas, strategies and practical suggestions heard during the two days of the conference

11 October 2019 By Tom Middlehurst

The first published reports under the new Ofsted framework – what do we know?

Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, SSAT, identifies some common themes seen in published school inspection reports under the new framework.

4 October 2019 By Tom Middlehurst

Tory policy on education focuses on FE

Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, SSAT, examines the educational outcomes proposed at the Tory Party Conference on 30 September.

27 September 2019 By Tom Middlehurst

Would Labour’s education policies work?

Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, SSAT, considers the proposed educational policies outlined in Angela Rayner’s speech at last week’s Labour Party conference

14 June 2019 By Tom Middlehurst

Why has the government been so quiet on the Birmingham homophobic riots?

Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, SSAT, discusses the rationale behind the government’s failure to address homophobic riots in Birmingham.

8 May 2019 By Tom Middlehurst

Timpson Review is largely welcome, but raises serious concerns

Tom Middlehurst, head of policy and public affairs at SSAT, analyses the recently released Timpson Review and highlights the impact that key areas – including school exclusions and recommended policy changes – will have.

8 March 2019 By Tom Middlehurst

Why campaigns such as Worth Less are essential in achieving social justice

As the parents of 3.5 million pupils receive cry-for-help letters from schools on the growing perils of lack of funding, SSAT’s Head of Policy and Public Affairs Tom Middlehurst navigates through the uncertainties of social justice this situation presents.

22 February 2019 By Tom Middlehurst

A renaissance in curriculum thinking

This week, SSAT’s latest publication, On Curriculum, explores the highly-anticipated curriculum revival that many schools and MATs are immersing themselves in. Head teachers and senior leaders weigh in on the revamping of curriculum over the past year.

1 February 2019 By Tom Middlehurst

Why the DfE are right to place early teacher training and workload at the heart of their new strategy

This week, the Department for Education launched its new recruitment and retention strategy, which has been one of Damian Hinds’ ‘tier one’ policies since he started the role just over a year ago.

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