EBacc

Curriculum Students Teaching and Learning 

Saving Design Technology

13th January 201813th January 2018 @TeacherToolkit 4229 Views 9 Comments blogs, Curriculum, Design, Design Technology, DT, EBacc, Education, English Baccalaureate, Food Technology, Funding, Graphics, leadership, Resistant Materials, Schools, subject knowledge, Systems and Control, Textiles

If Design Technology is to survive in an EBacc world, should technology teachers reconsider their curriculum?

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Conference Curriculum Leadership 

Keeping Creative

2nd December 20171st December 2017 @TeacherToolkit 2642 Views 0 Comments A New Direction, Creativity, Curriculum, Department for Education, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, Funding, Jihadi John, leadership, Ofsted, Ross Morrison McGill, Sir Ken Robinson, The British Library, Tim Leunig, Wellbeing, Workload

In times of increasing accountability, how can schools and teachers stay creative?

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Curriculum DfE 

An EBacc Embarrassment

19th July 201719th July 2017 @TeacherToolkit 4470 Views 1 Comment Consultation, Curriculum, Department for Education, DfE, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, House of Lords, Justine Greening

Why have we had to wait 500+ days for the Department of Education to publish 2,755 responses to their consultation?

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Curriculum Policies Politics 

Ignoring the EBacc

2nd July 20172nd July 2017 @TeacherToolkit 4741 Views 0 Comments Baroness Benjamin, Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, Baroness Stedman-Scott, Consultation, Department for Education, DfE, EBacc, Education Select Committee, English Baccalaureate, Hansard Online, House of Lords, Lord Aberdare, Lord Nash, Lord O'Shaughnessy, Lord Whitty, National Curriculum, Nick Gibb, Ofqual, Queen's Speech, The Earl of Clancarty

What are the Department for Education hiding?

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DfE Policies Teaching and Learning 

10 Teaching Ideas to Bin in 2017

8th January 201731st December 2017 @TeacherToolkit 16371 Views 5 Comments Bootcamp, Department for Education, DfE, EBacc, Lesson gradings, MockSTEDs, Natasha Devon, No Excuses, Ofsted, Performance-related pay, Progress over time, Progressive, Richard Kennett, Traditional, Verbal Feedback, Written Feedback

What teaching ideas would you like to say goodbye to in 2017?

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Curriculum DfE Seasonal 

All I Want for Christmas

24th December 201623rd December 2016 @TeacherToolkit 3118 Views 0 Comments Christmas, Consultation, Department for Education, Donald Trump, EBacc, Father Christmas, House of Commons, Ian Taylor, Lord Nash, Schools Week, The Earl of Clancarty

If you could choose just one present for Christmas, what would it be?

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Curriculum Publication 

Mr. Benn’s Fancy Dress Curriculum

12th July 2016 @TeacherToolkit 4592 Views 14 Comments Design Technology, EBacc, Nick Gibb, Publication, Schools Week

What government policies are to blame for the recent decline in teachers?

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Curriculum DfE 

Stop the Exclusion!

30th June 2016 @TeacherToolkit 3702 Views 4 Comments campaign, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, House of Commons, House of Parliament, Nick Gibb, Nicky Morgan

How can we ensure the Arts subjects are protected in our schools?

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Curriculum 

We Cannot Ignore Our Teachers!

9th February 201614th February 2016 @TeacherToolkit 3278 Views 0 Comments Arts, EBacc, NSEAD

Are you a teacher feeling ignored by the government? Dare I ask, by your senior management team?

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Curriculum DfE 

87% Oppose #EBacc

7th February 20167th February 2016 @TeacherToolkit 4222 Views 6 Comments DfE, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, House of Lords, Parliament, The Earl of Clancarty

What are policymakers discussing and what decisions are they making that will influence education?

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Curriculum DfE 

Stop The EBacc!

27th January 201621st February 2016 Tristram Shepard 3509 Views 1 Comment Consultation, Curriculum, DfE, EBacc

During 2015 the DfE announced their intention to make entering 90% of students for the EBacc suite of GCSEs a

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Curriculum DfE 

I Failed The #EBacc!

25th January 201628th September 2017 @TeacherToolkit 2962 Views 0 Comments Consultation, Curriculum, DfE, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, Russell Hobby

How would you (as an adult) fare if you completed examinations in foreign language, a humanities or indeed learning maths, English

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Curriculum DfE 

It’s So Rigorous; We Don’t Want You To Do It!

17th November 2015 @TeacherToolkit 2807 Views 1 Comment Curriculum, Design Technology, DfE, EBacc, Nick Gibb

Do we want examination courses that will inspire our students?

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DfE 

#EBacc Nonsense

5th November 201528th September 2017 @TeacherToolkit 5481 Views 9 Comments @LeadingLearner, Academic Subjects, character, EBacc, Grit, HeadGuruTeacher, Nicky Morgan, Resilience, Rigour, Stephen Tierney, Tom Sherrington

How does government policy affect the life chances of students in your school?

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DfE Politics 

The Future of Education in England by @TeacherToolkit

19th June 201528th September 2017 @TeacherToolkit 1967 Views 1 Comment academic curriculum, Battle of Waterloo, character, EBacc, Nicky Morgan, Rigorous, Skills, Sunday Times Festival of Education, Wellington College

Are you proud to be teaching in our education system in England?

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