How to keep students motivated to engage in online learning in a time of crisis
How to keep students motivated to engage in online learning in a time of crisis The corona crisis means hard times for healthcare workers and people in other essential services. It is also a hard time for all of us in education. Teachers are busy trying to maintain...
No final testing in primary schools this year: Will this provide us with long-term insights?
No final testing in primary schools this year: Will this provide us with long-term insights? The much-discussed final test in primary education has been cancelled this year. Since 1968, these test results have served as an objective criterion for the intake of...
School inspections when schools are closed…
School inspections when schools are closed… Ofsted’s initial response to the Coronavirus was one of ‘business as usual’, leading to an outrage, particularly from principals who received a phone call for an unannounced visit the next day. Ofsted was quick to respond by...
Corona: didn’t go to school, did learn a lot
Corona: didn’t go to school, did learn a lot In this blog, Anders Schinkel reflects on the lessons we can learn from this Corona crisis. How can we make sure that even though schools are closed, we still learn a lot from what is happening now? In addition to a...