Tag Archives: Michael Wilshaw

“Running around with no sense of purpose” – the Government, that is, not children in nurseries

22 Apr

“Running around with no sense of purpose” – the Government, that is, not children in nurseries

Daily Telegraph headline on vets and nurseries. Childcare minister Elizabeth Truss on “unruly nurseries”, where toddlers “running around with no sense of purpose”.

Keep calm and carry on. It’s only Goadey Gove making mischief

19 Apr

Keep calm and carry on. It’s only Goadey Gove making mischief

Michael Gove’s speech to the Spectator Education Conference in which he supposedly called for shorter holidays and longer school days.

Cold chips for lunch with the school governors, Sir Michael?

27 Feb

Cold chips for lunch with the school governors, Sir Michael?

Ofsted’s Chief Inspector launches School Data Dashboard and calls for more paid governors and better training.

“Landmark” “brightest pupils” survey welcome – kicking teachers again isn’t

28 Jan

“Landmark” “brightest pupils” survey welcome – kicking teachers again isn’t

Ofsted’s Sir Michael Wilshaw has ordered an urgent ‘rapid response survey’ of how state schools teach the most able children

Local authorities – responsibility without power if Ofsted has its way

17 Jan

Local authorities – responsibility without power if Ofsted has its way

Ofsted’s “focused school inspections across local authority areas”.