Andy Buck

It feels like we are back to evaluating poverty, not education, and calling it achievement.

I've seen a few of these now, where achievement is ranked lower than...all the things that cause achievement (behaviour, curriculum, etc) I understand how that happens but a lot of teachers and leaders will look at it and say "nah doesn't make sense"

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The HMCI doing his best to make sure we can never recruit to schools serving certain demographics! We all get who is in charge so stop now please.

🧵The implied narrative that educators have low aspirations for children (in a recent speech) is utterly infuriating. No teacher or leader’s wish is for mediocrity but some children arrive at school weighed down by multiple vulnerabilities, barriers & disadvantages, others don’t.

Thirty-odd tiny primary school kids at the National Gallery in Hi vis jackets sitting cross-legged in front of giant Poussin oil painting with hands up to answer questions. I’m in love with London today! 😊