• Attention, Love, and the Good: Towards...

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    20th March 2026

    (Above is an audio recording of the blog post) It is almost a tautology to describe the Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (henceforth, SEND) system in England as in crisis. For many...
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  • The inevitable growth of standardised...

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    18th August 2025

    Edvard Munch, "The Oak" (1906) A recent report identified a growth in the use of standardised curricula in both primary and secondary schools in England. These resourced schemes of work are...
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  • Does the Curriculum and Assessment...

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    23rd October 2024

    The Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR) led by Becky Francis has now issued its Call for Evidence. The questions it asks focus on improvements in existing arrangements, having particularly in...
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