12/08/2026
๐ฆ The Single Perspective ๐ง
๐ฉ After 15 years in education, Iโm troubled by something.
๐จ๐ผโ๐ซ Itโs this, are headteachers implementing a one-size-fits-all approach to education? I worry the answer is yes.
๐ค I once had a colleague say I wanted my class to be robots.
๐ค Thatโs fine. I donโt agree - I believe I focused on a calm, controlled classroom. If he thought that was robotic, thatโs fine. There is no single perspective.
โน๏ธ I admire this colleague. At first, I took this as a derogatory comment. But, upon reflection, it made me very, very happy.
๐ซ Take a primary school: across primary, you could have 7 different teachers.
๐ฉโ๐ซ 7 different teachers, 7 different perspectives.
๐งโ๐ซ 7 different teachers exposing our children to 7 different styles of teaching.
๐ฉ Iโm now consumed by the idea that headteachers are standardising teaching across their school. This is worrying me, deeply.
๐ค Surely we attract high-quality teachers because we embrace their individual teaching practises as part of the whole experience your child has across, for example, primary school?
๐ญ Surely our children then have a more enriched experience at school when they are exposed to varying professionals with varying opinions on educational provisions?
๐ Remember, progress isnโt always linear.
๐ฉโ๐ There is no one-size-fits-all way of delivering an effective education.
JR