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I have an essay in today’s Observer, based on my upcoming book Around the World in 80 Schools: A global journey to discover what makes a great school.
Great to be in a national newspaper to invigorate debate about what our schools can and should be.
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My piece on Ofsted, based on research for by book, Around the World in 80 Schools.
In no other country I visited did the spectre of an inspectorate dominante a system so much.
But our schools play their part in bowing to Ofsted guidance and judgements.
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My piece on how English schools prop up and depend on Ofsted.
The research for my book, Around the World in 80 Schools, showed schools elsewhere delivering a great education defined on their own terms rather than an inspection framework.
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My piece, informed by own experiences as a teacher and book, Around the World in 80 Schools.
Educators love to bemoan Ofsted, yet schools supinely follow guidance, and will boast about judgments, as they lack
imagination and willpower to dream bigger.
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Lessons from Around the World in 80 Schools.
My book research reinforced how in no other country in the world does an inspectorate have such a vice-like grip.
But English schools play their in propping up its dominance. They can and must do better.
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My piece on how English schools prop up and depend on Ofsted.
The research for my book, Around the World in 80 Schools, showed how distortive the current arrangement is, and how much bolder schools can and should be.
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The critics of the government’s proposed education reforms act as if the English education system is the holy grail.
This reflects a narrow set of priorities and diminishes the profound challenges facing our young people today.
Read my Substack piece:
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My take on the Pisa results. The self-congratulatory narrative serves the adults more than it does the kids.
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My piece balancing the self-congratulatory narrative about the state of the English education system.
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My piece on the Pisa results, the health of English schools and lessons from around the world.
‘The Pisa results and lessons from around the world: Should we really be so uncritically celebrating England’s education system?’
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Great to have friends, families and colleagues together last week for the book launch of Around the World in 80 Schools.
I gave a short speech and a short reading, ending with the lines: “The schools of the world show we can and we must do better.”
Adam Seldon retweeted
To learn how to fix British schools, @adamJseldon visited 80 around the world. This is what he found
We have a responsibility to prepare our pupils for life – not just exams. From Australia to Finland, Kazakhstan to South Korea, teachers showed me that it is possible.
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I wasn’t there, but @jon_hutchinson_’s notes on this express so many of the things that I have consistently been arguing for over the past decade & more. Finally, let’s hope that the tide is turning towards something more balanced & humane that keeps teachers & students on board.
First session: around the world in 80 schools with @adamJseldon.
Incredible study of 83 schools in 30 countries.
“Our schools have become very transactional and metric driven. How many schools, even independent schools, genuinely innovate.”
#rEd26
Great to be talking at ResearchED today!
First session: around the world in 80 schools with @adamJseldon.
Incredible study of 83 schools in 30 countries.
“Our schools have become very transactional and metric driven. How many schools, even independent schools, genuinely innovate.”
#rEd26
So looking forward to speaking at this and the line up looks fantastic!
If you want to be inspired by a blue sky but applicable talk that asks the big questions of what makes a great school, attend my talk on my upcoming book ‘Around the World in 80 Schools’. Session 1!
The researchED National Conference 2026 program is now READY. A galaxy of beautiful minds! Another LEVIATHAN AWAKES.
A day packed with ideas, challenge, and wit.
It's not too late to come and join us! Sept 5th, London. Link to program and tickets below⬇️ #rED26
Look what the publisher sent!
My journey to discover what makes a great school, based on visits to 80+ schools, 30+countries and 6 continents, and 2 years in the making.
Pre-order in the link below to find out what I learned and join the adventure!
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I wrote this piece for @SchoolsWeek, currently one of the most read articles on the website.
Much of the perspective for the piece comes from visiting schools globally for my book Around the World in 80 Schools.
England can and should do far better.
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My latest in SchoolsWeek.
Too often it feels like learning matters not for its own sake or pupil cultivation, but for the school’s progress score.
The GCSE behemoth knocks out educationally important activities that lack the accountability pressure.
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My article in Schools Week on the need for GCSE reform.
Many countries globally do just fine without an equivalent qualification aged 16.
Their impact on secondary school life is both all dominant and corrosive, often serving the school not students.
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