Your child is going quiet and nobody around you seems to think it matters

"These are the things I know about children, voice, and what happens when you stop correcting. Start anywhere. Everything here is for you."

Thoughts and Evidence

When the Classroom Becomes a Stage for Adult Anxieties

When the Classroom Becomes a Stage for Adult Anxietiesby: Kate

Children arrive at school with stories about who they want to become. The question is whether the classroom makes space for those stories or replaces them with ours.

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School Has Become a Transaction

School Has Become a Transactionby: Kate

A school that closes its gates to families has decided it already knows the full story. The evidence on parental engagement and educational outcomes.

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School Has Become a Transaction

When Teachers Serve Ofsted Instead of Children

When Teachers Serve Ofsted Instead of Childrenby: Kate

You became a teacher to inspire children. You are spending your evenings jumping through Ofsted's hoops. What the system is doing to the professionals it needs most.

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When Teachers Serve Ofsted Instead of Children

What Happened When Year 5 Became Authors for a Day at Beckfoot Allerton Primary

What Happened When Year 5 Became Authors for a Day at Beckfoot Allerton Primaryby: Kate

Year 5 children at Beckfoot Allerton Primary Bradford become authors for a day. What they produced and what they said about it.

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What Happened When Year 5 Became Authors for a Day at Beckfoot Allerton Primary

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