Category Archives: Teaching

A STEP IN THE DARK

The Basildon Academies are looking for sixteen outstanding managers. Each will lead a ‘college’ of 150 students, providing inspirational leadership and a senior presence throughout the working day. Their job is to create a positive ethos and ensure students observe … Continue reading

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SHADES OF THE PRISON HOUSE begin to close

Upon the growing boy… And girl.  The Victorians were great ones for order. They sought it in well-planned institutions. For Paupers, there were workhouses; for Patients, hospitals; for Prisoners, penitentiaries; for Pupils, schools. Unless you happened to be a solvent, … Continue reading

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Filed under Diogenes, Examinations & assessment, History, School inspections, Teaching