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A fair reflection
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If there were league tables of buzz words in education, 'self-evaluation' would be up there challenging for top position, snapping at the heels of 'target-setting' and 'performance management'.
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Grant pays dividends
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Thousands of teachers are set to benefit from the opportunity to shape their own professional development as a result of a major grant awarded to the GTC.
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Making the connection
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Last term, our newsletter, GTC Update, revealed that one in eight schools had joined the exclusive Connect network but, just a few weeks on, the figure has already risen to one in six - equivalent to in excess of 4,000 teachers, with dozens more joining every week.
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Measure for measure
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What's in a word? A couple of letters spell a wealth of difference when we compare assessment for learning and assessment of learning - and it's a distinction that goes to the very heart of the current debate.
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Moving targets
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With the Secondary Heads Association (SHA) identifying at least 127 bodies to which schools in England are legitimately answerable, there can be few who doubt that accountability is at the core of education.
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No translation needed
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"Everybody lie down on your tummies!" It is the early morning 'exercise for learning' session at Knowle primary school, near Solihull, and year 3 pupils are being put through their paces.
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