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Arts subjects - Could SHAPE be the new STEM?

Dec 19, 2023 | teachwire.net | Caroline Aldous-Goodge |Helen Tierney |Hannah Huston Day |Tallulah Holley

SecondaryGeographyHistory ... Tallulah Holley explains why arts, humanities and social sciences subjects need their own catch-all acronym – and why SHAPE may well be it by DOWNLOAD A FREE RESOURCE! GCSE art final piece – Examples, guidance & advice SecondaryThe Arts The acronym ‘STEM’ is so ubiquitous you could be forgiven for thinking it’s been around forever. In truth, it’s actually a 21st century creation.
Ofsted policy – What experience and expertise should an HMCI have? - Teachwire

Dec 6, 2023 | teachwire.net | Caroline Aldous-Goodge |Barry Mansfield |Adrian Lyons

Secondary With Ofsted about to welcome a new HMCI, Adrian Lyons ponders the qualifications and characteristics needed to thrive in the role by In the complex landscape of England’s education system, His Majesty’s Chief Inspector (HMCI) holds a pivotal role in setting Ofsted’s policies and priorities. Importantly, while most Ofsted employees are considered civil servants, HMCI is not.
Trigger warnings – Does your art curriculum have the potential to offend? - Teachwire

Dec 4, 2023 | teachwire.net | Hannah Huston Day |Caroline Aldous-Goodge

SecondaryArt & Design With some previously studied works of literature now warranting content warnings. Caroline Aldous asks whether the same might apply to visual art… by Should we be more careful when deciding what artworks to show to our students? I recently visited the fantastic Gilbert and George Centre in Shoreditch with a group of sixth form students. The exhibition included a range of new pieces by the artists – including one in the gallery that was titled ‘Date Rape’.
Minimum service levels bill – Let's start with policymakers - Teachwire

Nov 29, 2023 | teachwire.net | Adrian Lyons |Caroline Aldous-Goodge |Melissa Benn

Secondary If teaching staff must abide by ‘minimum service levels’, then the same ought to apply to policymakers says Melissa Benn… by Never say never in politics. We can’t yet be certain that we’re watching a government in its death throes. However, we’re certainly watching an administration forever shapeshifting in order to win public support.
Working class – The meritocracy myth of schools - Teachwire

Nov 24, 2023 | teachwire.net | Caroline Aldous-Goodge |Barry Mansfield |Melissa Benn |Matt Bromley

Secondary Matt Bromley explains why schools are classist – and offers some thoughts on what we might be able to do about it… by If you’re a high-ability pupil from a working class background, you aren’t going to do as well in school and in later life as a low-ability pupil from a high social class. Put another way, it’s social class and wealth – not ability – that ultimately define a pupil’s educational outcomes and their future life chances.
School trips – How to deal with extracurricular expenses - Teachwire

Nov 16, 2023 | teachwire.net | Graham Chatterley |Melissa Benn |Caroline Aldous-Goodge |Helen Mears

Secondary Schools usually take pride in offering an array of trips – but that may ring alarm bells for some parents, says Nikki Cunningham-Smith… by Having been in teaching for the best part of two decades across a multitude of disciplines – from support staff, to TA, to SENCo and then leadership – I really thought I’d seen and done it all. Until last year, when I received an email from my LA.
Behaviour management – Students do better when we empower them - Teachwire

Nov 15, 2023 | teachwire.net | Melissa Benn |Caroline Aldous-Goodge |Helen Mears |Charlotte Lander

Secondary Graham Chatterley explains how self-perpetuating behaviour cycles that do little to help children or staff can be broken by If, as parents, we go to our own child’s parents’ evening and get the feeling that the teacher doesn’t really know or doesn’t like our child, how does that make us feel?
Art history – What needs to be taught and how to teach it - Teachwire

Nov 14, 2023 | teachwire.net | Hannah Huston Day |Caroline Aldous-Goodge

SecondaryArt & Design Art history occupies a bigger place in the curriculum than it used to – and covering it sufficiently can be quite the challenge, says Caroline Aldous-Goodge by Two years ago, Gavin Williamson announced a 50% cut in funding for arts subjects at university, including art history. A number of noted artists and musicians expressed outrage at the time, accusing the government of neglecting the country’s ‘cultural national health’.