Daniel Burton

An Unwelcome Divide: Curriculum and Teaching I remember a time, not so very long ago, when it would have been highly unusual in most English schools for a lesson observer to pay much attention at all to the content being taught. It was very r…

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Why Ofsted should not separate teaching from curriculum
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The Science of Reading: It's About Knowledge not "Transferable Skills" - Teach Like a Champion Recently, I shared an overview of the topics in the forthcoming book on reading I’m writing with Colleen Driggs and Erica Woolway: seven key principles of reading instruction that should inform what w...

Imagine a handful of universal tools we could teach students &allow them to understand every text they read.

Who wouldn’t seek “the key to all inferences”?

Who wouldn't dream such a beautiful dream?

The problem is that the evidence is squarely against it.

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School Admissions Dashboard: How does your school compare? - Sutton Trust

This is fantastic! Well done to all involved and let’s hope Ofsted’s promise to focus more on inclusion shines increased light on selective, non-selective schools…

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Wondering which will be the first school to produce an ‘outstanding in all areas’ poster?