School Report. Informed Thoughtful Incisive Alan Kerr's School Report
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Alan Kerr
Alan Kerr's School Report is a readable, jargon free, fortnightly web journal for everyone interested in education. It contains brief comments about topical concerns and a short essay or column on a specific educational issue.
Archives:
Issue No Title Date  
118 Rioters: The Real Deprivation 04 November 2011 Click Here to View
117 Seedtime and Harvest 07 October 2011 Click Here to View
116 Reflections on the Riots 09 September 2011 Click Here to View
115 Bright Sparks from Public Schools 05 August 2011 Click Here to View
114 SATs to Stay but Stats Can Go 01 July 2011 Click Here to View
113 Fair Pensions for Caretakers 13 May 2011 Click Here to View
112 No Exams for English Lit 15 April 2011 Click Here to View
112 No Exams for English Lit 15 April 2011 Click Here to View
111 The Wolf Report - Behind the Headlines 18 March 2011 Click Here to View
110 Top Jobs for Toffs - or Not 11 February 2011 Click Here to View
109 Freedom and Control 21 January 2011 Click Here to View
108 Keep SATs, Abolish GCSEs 07 January 2011 Click Here to View
107 Universities: A Proper Debate 17 December 2010 Click Here to View
106 Time for a National Funding Formula 19 November 2010 Click Here to View
105 Promises Are For Keeping 05 November 2010 Click Here to View
104 More than Aspiration and Social Moblity 22 October 2010 Click Here to View
103 Heroic Service 16 July 2010 Click Here to View
102 Dear Michael: the Purpose of School 28 May 2010 Click Here to View
101 How Parents should Vote 30 April 2010 Click Here to View
100 Education and the Aspirations that Matter 26 February 2010 Click Here to View
99 Great Expectations 15 January 2010 Click Here to View
98 Christmas and Climate Change 11 December 2009 Click Here to View
97 Free Scools to Raise their Game 20 November 2009 Click Here to View
96 Education Time for Self help 09 October 2009 Click Here to View
95 Teaching Assistants and Pupil Performance 11 September 2009 Click Here to View
94 Real Freedom 21 August 2009 Click Here to View
93 One-to-One Tuition 10 July 2009 Click Here to View
92 GCSEs - Time to Get Rid of Them 05 June 2009 Click Here to View
91 Honourable Members ? 15 May 2009 Click Here to View
90 The Solution to SATs 24 April 2009 Click Here to View
89 Daffodils and Sticky Buds 03 April 2009 Click Here to View
88 Lessons of Excellence 13 March 2009 Click Here to View
87 An End to Behaviour Management 27 February 2009 Click Here to View
86 A Good Childhood 06 February 2009 Click Here to View
85 An Irksome Word 23 January 2009 Click Here to View
84 Primary Review: the Subject of Topics 09 January 2009 Click Here to View
83 Primary Review - Dear Sir Jim 12 December 2008 Click Here to View
82 Primary Education: Two Wise Men Report 14 November 2008 Click Here to View
81 Recession, School and Inequality 24 October 2008 Click Here to View
80 Love of Learning 10 October 2008 Click Here to View
79 Maths for Life 26 September 2008 Click Here to View
78 School Sport: Raising our Game 05 September 2008 Click Here to View
77 SATs 25 July 2008 Click Here to View
76 Ian Kerr OBE 04 July 2008 Click Here to View
75 Better Schools 06 June 2008 Click Here to View
74 Exam Questions 09 May 2008 Click Here to View
73 Return of the Dinosaurs 11 April 2008 Click Here to View
72 Training Teaching Assistants 28 March 2008 Click Here to View
71 Do We Need a National Curriculum? 14 March 2008 Click Here to View
70 Primary Review: Failed 29 February 2008 Click Here to View
69 Parable of Two Schools 15 February 2008 Click Here to View
68 Do Not Compel 01 February 2008 Click Here to View
67 Raising the School-leaving Age: No Compelling Reason 18 January 2008 Click Here to View
66 Parent Power 04 January 2008 Click Here to View
65 A Different Message 07 December 2007 Click Here to View
64 Reading: Rapid Progress but not a Race 23 November 2007 Click Here to View
63 Lower the School-leaving Age (2) 09 November 2007 Click Here to View
62 Could Do Better - the Evidence 26 October 2007 Click Here to View
61 Secret of Success 12 October 2007 Click Here to View
60 Inequality 21 September 2007 Click Here to View
59 Plowden's Progress 07 September 2007 Click Here to View
58 Exam Fever 10 August 2007 Click Here to View
57 Learning and Skills Counsel 20 July 2007 Click Here to View
56 How To Teach Respect 06 July 2007 Click Here to View
55 F Word 22 June 2007 Click Here to View
54 Grammar Schools 01 June 2007 Click Here to View
53 Blair Report 18 May 2007 Click Here to View
52 Stand Up For Respect 04 May 2007 Click Here to View
51 Too much, too little 23 February 2007 Click Here to View
50 50th Edition 02 February 2007 Click Here to View
49 If You Can Read This 19 January 2007 Click Here to View
48 New Year Wishes 05 January 2007 Click Here to View
47 Wrong Present from Santa 08 December 2006 Click Here to View
46 National Lunacy Strategy 24 November 2006 Click Here to View
45 The Humanity of History 10 November 2006 Click Here to View
44 The Excitement of Science 27 October 2006 Click Here to View
43 Off Course 13 October 2006 Click Here to View
42 Lost Childhood(2) 29 September 2006 Click Here to View
41 Lost Childhood 15 September 2006 Click Here to View
40 Happy New Year 01 September 2006 Click Here to View
39 Best of Holidays 28 July 2006 Click Here to View
38 Summer School 14 July 2006 Click Here to View
37 Hearts and Minds 30 June 2006 Click Here to View
36 Raising our game 16 June 2006 Click Here to View
35 Close Examination 02 June 2006 Click Here to View
34 Happy Days 19 May 2006 Click Here to View
33 More Effort 05 May 2006 Click Here to View
32 School Funding 21 April 2006 Click Here to View
31 School Funding Lottery(1) 07 April 2006 Click Here to View
30 School Funding (1) 24 March 2006 Click Here to View
29 A New Level of Behaviour 10 March 2006 Click Here to View
28 Pinnacle of the profession 24 February 2006 Click Here to View
27 Lessen Plans 10 February 2006 Click Here to View
26 It's Back! 27 January 2006 Click Here to View