Ofsted has published its first major subject-focused report on the teaching of science in schools. Here is everything you need to know
The pros mostly praise Channel 4's courage in finally saying what many people have been thinking for years. The antis complain that I failed to do justice to "both sides", and that I interviewed fundamentalist extremists rather than the Archbishop of Canterbury.Dawkins, Richard...
While the review does highlight the potential of “direct instruction of comprehension strategies”, elsewhere, readers appear to be warned away from “developing generic reading comprehension strategies rather than the subject knowledge required for understanding”. The danger here is in creating a fals...
A breakdown of the inspections shows reading and maths were the most common subjects for a deep dive in primary followed by science, history and geography. At secondary level, English was the most commonly looked at subject followed by maths, science, history and languages. Breakdown of Ofsted’...
While the review does highlight the potential of “direct instruction of comprehension strategies”, elsewhere, readers appear to be warned away from “developing generic reading comprehension strategies rather than the subject knowledge required for understanding”. ...