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For more than 30 years, primary schools have been in the habit of grouping children according to ability. So, in almost every primary up and down the country we find spelling groups, reading groups and... We live in strange times, particularly in the political sense. We are undergoing a period of upheaval and, for many, upheaval and change instigate fear. That is a perfectly normal and human reaction to facing... When taking part in teacher training days, I often pose the question, ‘What is the most important aspect of being a teacher?’ That’s a tricky question because most will look for a professional, academic response... Did you know that a child in the United Kingdom spends 16.2% of the year in school? That means a staggering 83.8% away from the education a school seeks to offer. In our school curriculum,... We are all guilty, to varying degrees, of over-protecting our children, aren’t we? We are a society that has become consumed by being safe, not just physically but emotionally. We fight our children’s battles for... As with many things happening in education in Scotland, the implementation of National Standardised Tests is deeply flawed. I listened, with considerable interest, to yesterday’s entire debate, occasionally shouting at my screen as politician after... I’ve been teaching for almost 30 years and in that time I’ve come across tens of thousands of students. I’ve listened to their dreams, their fears, their misconceptions and their ‘voices of doubt’. I’ve done... I sometimes worry that I run the risk of alienating people who are concerned that my views on education are irrelevant because I now work in the independent sector. However, eleven members of my extensive... The teaching profession often comes under criticism when teachers are ‘moaning’ about their lot. Significant holiday periods are oft-quoted as being a massive perk and one which should mean that teachers keep quiet when they... Once again, the Scottish Government has outlined that the reduction in the attainment gap is its absolute focus. Nicola Sturgeon spoke again today about her commitment to this following another fairly negative report on Scottish... 
