The Department for Education this week found itself on the wrong end of a social-media pile-on. In a well-intentioned video promoting free breakfast clubs back in October, parents were asked what they’d do with an extra 30 minutes in the morning. It went viral this week. Even among supporters of the scheme, many questioned the messaging because it made an easy target for opponents.
Continue reading “Needing a Break Doesn’t Make You a Bad Parent”The real reason London doesn’t feel like it used to
An article in a local newspaper this week:
Families ‘priced out of London’ as birth rate falls 20%
London Assembly hears that sharp fall in number of children in capital’s primary schools is prompting closures that are likely to continue
walthamforestecho.co.uk
I support the Teach First manifesto for change
Having received emails from a number of teachers in Walthamstow asking if I would back the Teach First manifesto to support #FairEducationForAll, it turned into a rather detailed response, so I’m posting it here as I thought it might be of interest.
Continue reading “I support the Teach First manifesto for change”Walthamstow’s children have been let down
I’ve been asked to commit to 6 promises by the Stop School Cuts campaign:
Continue reading “Walthamstow’s children have been let down”