Pisa

Assessment DfE Exams 

Baseline Testing: Education Requires Brave Politicians

20th March 201920th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1193 Views 0 Comments Assessment, Baseline, Department for Education, Economy, Exams, Mastery Transcript, Mental Health, OECD, Pisa, Politicians, Rankings, Reception, Scott Looney, Testing, The Assessment For Children Charter, The End of Average, Todd L Rose, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes Should 4-year-old children sit school exams?

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International Publication Research 

What Do The British Public Think About Teachers?

18th November 201813th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1497 Views 2 Comments British Public, Finland, Gloabl Teacher Status Index, OECD, Performance Management, Pisa, Salary, Singapore, status, Teacher Index, Teacher Status, teachers, teaching, The Varkey Foundation, United Kingdom, Working Hours, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes What is the status of teachers in the United Kingdom?

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Policies Publication Research 

What Impact Does Accountability Have On Education?

23rd September 201823rd September 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2185 Views 2 Comments accountability, Assessment, Australia, Canada, Curriculum, England, Estonia, Evaluation, Finland, Germany, high-stakes accountability, Japan, Massachusetts, NAHT, NAHT Accountability Commission, National Foundation for Educational Research, New Zealand, NfER, OECD, Ofsted, Pisa, Poland, Rankings, Singapore, Sweden, USA, Wales

Reading Time: 2 minutes How can we improve school accountability in England?

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Assessment Students Teaching and Learning 

We Need To Pop The Differentiation Bubble!

9th December 201723rd November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 10835 Views 11 Comments #DifferentiationBubble, ability, average, Differentiation, Education, Edward Thorndike, Fads, Freddie McGill, gimmick, Harvard, Instructor, mixed ability, Myths, PIRLS, Pisa, Rankings, School, setting, standardisation, Swimming, teacher, teaching, The End of Average, The Law of Effect, Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Todd Rose

Reading Time: 7 minutes Can teachers actually meet the needs of all their students?

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CPD 

CPD Picks of The Week

30th November 201730th November 2017 Holly Gardner 2582 Views 0 Comments Behaviour, comparative judgement, exam preparation, freedom of speech, higher education, home education, Iceberg Analysis, leadership, Lord Agnew, NAHT, Office for Students, Ofsted, Outstanding, Pisa, planning, Problem Solving, Professor Julius Weinberg, recruitment and retention, Revision, SEN, Sir Michael Barber

Reading Time: 2 minutes What is comparative judgement?

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Policies Publication Research 

Teacher Professionalism

5th November 2017 @TeacherToolkit 5071 Views 2 Comments accountability, College of Teaching, Flip the System, GCTS, General Council of Scotland, Holland, Honour, Jelmer Evers, OECD, Pisa, Pride, Professionalism, Rene Kneyber, Thijis Jansen, Tilburg University

Reading Time: 3 minutes What is it that can make our teachers have a greater sense of professionalism?

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International Politics Research 

PISA: Who Wants A Slice Of The International Ranking Action?

9th March 201729th September 2017 Helen Woodley 1998 Views 0 Comments Aarhus University, Asia, Culture, Denmark, European Society for Research on the Education of Adults, Forest School movement, Pisa, Scandanavia, Singapore

Reading Time: 3 minutes Can we apply the methods of our colleagues from around the world to get better results?

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Publication Research 

The Best School in the World!

19th December 201628th September 2017 @TeacherToolkit 6725 Views 1 Comment Alexandra Park School, Assessment, Mike McKenzie, OECD, Pisa, Rankings, Rosslyn Hudson, Tom Sherrington

Reading Time: 3 minutes Where is the best school in the world?

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Policies Research 

The Teacher Professional

9th October 2016 @TeacherToolkit 4246 Views 0 Comments Flip the System, GERM, Gert Biesta, Global Education Reform Movement, Jacques Ranciere, Jelmer Evers, OECD, Pisa, Rene Kneyber

Reading Time: 4 minutes How can teachers give themselves a meaningful voice to become emancipated?

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Policies Publication Research 

The Death of a Teacher

2nd October 201627th December 2016 @TeacherToolkit 10992 Views 9 Comments Finnish Lessons, Flip the System, GERM, Gert Biesta, Global Education Reform Movement, Jelmer Evers, OECD, Pasi Salhberg, Pisa, Privitisation, Rene Kneyber

Reading Time: 4 minutes Is an evidence-based profession, a hidden policy for teachers to secure externally determined goals?

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Blogging Thunks Twitter 

The Celebrity Teacher by @TeacherToolkit

10th January 201530th July 2017 @TeacherToolkit 4044 Views 5 Comments Celebrity, Cha Kil-yong, ClaimYourCollege, College Of Teachers, David Weston, Gangnam, Gay, iiSuperwomanii, Lilly Singh, OECD, Pisa, South Korea, Suicide, Tuition, Varkey Gems, YouTube

Reading Time: 7 minutes This is a blog about the rise of the celebrity, perhaps cult-like, teaching profession.

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Blogging Seasonal 

Quiz: 10 Hard Education Questions by @TeacherToolkit

21st December 201427th December 2014 @TeacherToolkit 3613 Views 2 Comments Arts Education, Nicky Morgan, Ofsted, Pisa, Qualified Teacher Status, Quiz, Secretary of State for Education, Varkey Gems, Workload Census, Workload Challenge

Reading Time: 2 minutes Here is my education quiz, designed for all my blog readers throughout 2014. The answers are at the foot of

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International Publication Research 

Global Status #TeacherIndex

8th March 201413th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2569 Views 3 Comments Education, education system, Finland, OECD countries, Pisa, Rankings, South Korea, Varkey Gems, Varkey Gems Foundation

Reading Time: 3 minutes What is the perception of British teachers?

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Blogging Research 

OECD: Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa) by @TeacherToolkit

3rd December 201317th January 2016 @TeacherToolkit 2438 Views 7 Comments Education, OECD, OECD countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Pisa, Programme for International Student Assessment

Reading Time: 2 minutes If you are not familiar with the Paris-based (OECD) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. I hope I can help you

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