News and Updates

I have heard back from Ofsted's Seam Hartford about its forthcoming curriculum review, and about whether the public could take part.  His letter said: "The current phase of this work is focused on gathering evidence about the curriculum on the...

People & Planet will publish its latest University League in November this year. The rankings will include 150 UK universities that receive public funding and have degree awarding powers.  All such universities will automatically be included in the table. 50% or more...

The BBC reported that the UK achieved a new high for solar electricity being transmitted through the grid: 8.7 GW (24.3% of power) –  on Friday May 26th.  It wasn't clear from the reporting whether this was an average figure or one at...

Politics aside, as a blogger I'm very pleased to see Mr Gove back in government; it's been dull without his wit 'n' wisdom to entertain 'n' enlighten us.  That he's gone to Defra add spice to the mix.  I see that...

There seems little doubt that, were there coal deposits in the Arctic, the bucaneering White House would be issuing executive orders allowing their exploitation.  This would be timely, of course, as the Arctic is increasingly ice-free.  And why is it becoming ice-free?  Would...

Do you ever wonder what became of nudge theory; you know, the idea that we can be helped to make the right decisions.  It's alive and thriving, it seems according to a recent Economist article whose full title is: Nudge comes...

Todays guest blog is by Quinn Runkle, the NUS Senior Project Officer for Communities and Curriculum.  Quinn writes: The recent OECD Education meeting in Lisbon was both fascinating and impactful.  My initial reflections are: The working group’s focus is Education...

I was never much enthused by the Paris Agreement; too much hype and hope as opposed to proper targets and legal enforcement.  It was, of course, the best deal on offer at the time. Now that the US government has walked...

SEEd is holding a launch next week of EASE:  the Evidence Alliance for Sustainability Education So what is this rather contrived acronym all about?  I've pasted, below, what SEEd says.  It's hard to disagree (and I don't want to) with the first...

I have had a response from Ofsted to my query about a curriculum that was balanced / rich / deep.  It was from Sean Hartford HMI, National Director for Education. He confirmed that a balanced curriculum is still a necessity, even...