After three wonderful years I'm saying "bye for now" @OutwoodRedcar. Inside these walls are incredible students, and overwhelmingly committed staff! I'm going to miss you all 💜
Education is a 'merit good'. Without the state it would be under-consumed as its benefits to the individual are often delayed and its benefits to wider society are not factored in the decision making of individuals. This chap should teach GCSE economics at his private school.
‘Why do we want the state involved in education? The state is not involved in most other areas of our lives – it doesn’t feed and clothe us, it doesn’t provide shelter. Why is education different?’
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Good look to all of the new @TeachFirst incoming participants. Especially those in the North East. Welcome to the best career in the greatest part of England. @TeachFirstNE #SI2019
*NEW POST* - Assessment Training for Teachers
EBE and the North East Research Network had their first joint event on Saturday, led by @edu_jessy. Read what we got up to and how you can get involved with similar training and events: buff.ly/2HQX0ls
Meet Toby. He’s a participant on the Leadership Development Programme. I have the ORRsome privilege of working with him during his first year. Check this out!
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Exclusive: Ofsted has not ruled out creating a TripAdvisor-style reviews website for parents after more than three quarters of respondents to a survey backed the idea schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-mul…
📢 @TeachFirst Ambassadors and Participants 📢 check out our blog on the community website from @TeachFirstNE ambassador @ALawrence95UK: 'What happens when the school doors close?' community.teachfirst.org.uk/…
*FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY*
To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of 'Closing the Vocabulary Gap', I am delighted to offer two free signed copies. Simply retweet to have the opportunity to win one of the books!
(Winners to be announced on Sunday 7th April)
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