Achievement for All Teaching, Chester

This year I made the decision to retire from teaching. Thank you to all the wonderful children and parents I have worked with I wish you all the best for the future. I will delete this page as soon as I have worked out how !

There's a lot of weight to this statement.

What do you think?

‘The primary interim writing assessment framework belongs in the shredder’ The way writing is assessed at primary needs to change, particularly for the sake of dyslexic children, says one teachers' leader

So many things!!

‘Policymakers must cut the red tape and just let teachers teach’

Another totally unsolicited message from Ben . Thanks Ben , I couldn't agree more

Thanks Ben . Glad I made a difference x

Below is the link to all the current National Curriculum. I will be posting various excerpts that may be of interest later.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum

Published: 14 October 2013 Updated: 16 July 2014 + full page history 16 July 2014 Updated information about key stage 4 programmes of study for English and mathematics. 6 February 2014 Added 'National curriculum: video interviews for schools'.... The national curriculum for England to be taught in all local-authority-maintained schools.

Rochford Review Final Report now out. The recommendations include making last year’s interim arrangements permanent, encouraging school to school support and collaboration and removing the statutory requirement to use P-scales.

Now awaiting Government response to the recommendations. Summary to follow soon

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/561411/Rochford_Review_Report_v5_PFDA.pdf