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Covid charts a grim path
22nd January 2021
As the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic bites, we revisit charts first published in August 2020, to gain a sense of perspective on the spread of the virus among the countries we cover.
It is now one year since …
Read MorePeer review and its role in school improvement
15th January 2021
As we navigate our way through further pandemic restrictions, Dr David Godfrey, Editor of School Peer Review for Educational Improvement and Accountability, distills his thoughts on the school system and explains why his book is more valid in these …
Read MoreSomething in the new year worth shouting about
8th January 2021
It’s always good to recognise achievements, but this year above any other, we take great pleasure in offering our congratulations to three colleagues and also one country.
The new year has brought with it another lockdown for those of us …
Read MoreSeason’s greetings and goodbye to all that
18th December 2020
We’ve nearly made it. Only a few, hopefully COVID-free, days to go before Christmas. To celebrate the forthcoming festivities, we asked Mike Dubeau, Richard Lockyer, Lesley Stagg and Simon Thompson to pen a few thoughts as this – interesting – …
Read MoreTheory of action: Organisational learning in education (pt 8 in a series)
14th December 2020
Having examined our perceptions of how the professional integrity of teachers can have an effect on a school’s organisational learning, we continue to reflect on Argyris and his colleagues’ description of organisational learning.
Learning agents
Those schools that learn collaboratively …
Read MoreIntegrity and the theory of action (pt 7 in a series)
11th December 2020
We conclude our theory of action series with two posts which help to contextualise the concept of organisational learning in an educational setting. The first of these focuses upon the way different schools and school systems interpret the term and …
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