Why educate?

Sue Williamson, Chief Executive SSAT, writes… Why educate? is the title of the first chapter in Dylan Wiliam’s pamphlet – Redesigning Schooling – 3: Principled curriculum design – in which he discusses the purpose of education. Dylan believes there are
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Sue Williamson on principled curriculum design

A follow-up to Sue’s first video message, this film introduces Dylan Wiliam’s Redesigning Schooling pamphlet Principled curriculum design. Dylan’s pamphlet is the third in a series of nine pamphlets and provides an insightful exploration into curriculum design and how the national
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Adaptive teaching – what are we adapting to, and why?

It seems that everyone is talking about adaptive teaching at the moment. With inclusion at the heart of the new Ofsted framework and the emphasis on ‘inclusive mainstream’, it is not surprising that there is a lot of discussion about how we might meet the varying needs of learners. However, does adaptive teaching offer fresh insights into this challenge or a repositioning of previous thinking?

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