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Left-Wing Education?

The British People Demand Accountability and Action to Rectify this Problem Today!

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Is The Teaching Profession so Black & White?

Why Teachers Are Walking Away

“ I thought I was a good teacher and could not understand what was happening ”
Teacher John

I’m a teacher – there’s a behaviour crisis in state schools. One change could fix it

"I was punched in the face by a 16-year-old student", says David, 39 Photo: Getty Images/ Graham Oliver)

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There are things we can do. Either schools need to be incredibly brave and break away from Ofsted’s framework, or the government needs to change the Progress 8 system. I think measuring progress is a great idea, but it measures it in an unhelpful way.

Scotland takes a broader approach. They assess not just academic attainment but also personal development, oracy, literacy, and other wider skills. This means every student can succeed at something, rather than being judged by a narrow set of exam results.

We should adopt a similar model, measuring a wider range of abilities and removing the rigid requirement for students to take a specific number of subjects.

There’s also a contrast with private schools in England. They aren’t bound by Progress 8. A struggling student might take no GCSEs or just one, while another might take 15. Because these schools aren’t held to the same accountability measures, there’s far less frustration among students, and far less difficult behaviour. Of course, they have fewer children in private schools and much more money per child, which is also crucial.

I loved being a teacher, but after having children of my own, I needed to spend more time focusing on them. To make a difference, you have to dedicate your entire life to the school and to the pupils. After over a decade of teaching, it was time for me to take a step back.

Story Courtesy: The I Paper - Eleanor Peake - msn.com 13.09.25