Thursday, October 14, 2010
Great State Schools
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
GAP Logo
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Tuition Fees
Tasker Milward School
Head bans Fountain Pens
Sunday, October 10, 2010
The Apprentice
Even More Damn Katherine Birbalsingh
* Lack of discipline is rife, because staff fear being labelled racist if they attempt to tackle bad behaviour by black pupils.
* Britain's state education system is an "international disgrace" which is incapable of reaching the "absurdly low" target of pupils achieving five grade Cs at GCSE.
* Mixed ability teaching, where bright students are taught alongside the less able, is "insane" because it means no pupils can receive the teaching they require.
* Ofsted's inspection criteria are so skewed and prescriptive, they can lead to great and inspirational teachers being labelled as underperforming.
* The fashion for "group teaching" in some schools prevents teachers setting out classroom desks in traditional rows, forcing them to be arranged in groups so pupils can work in pairs or teams.
* If you did not have chaos in our classrooms then everyone could get five Cs at GCSE. But instead we say 'It's not their fault – they come from a council estate, they're from a single parent family,' or 'They're black.'
I'm rather hoping that she will hurry up and say something that I don't agree with. Maybe she could go back to Marxism or something?
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Katherine Birbalsingh Returns
Friday, October 08, 2010
Four Lions
Katherine Birbalsingh
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
Michael Gove No Touching
Pupils Protest Dover
Michael Gove Heads New Powers
Monday, October 04, 2010
Charter Schools
Equality Bill
Benefits, Benefits, Benefits...
Sunday, October 03, 2010
56 Sage St
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If like me, your memories of computer games involve queuing behind a group of poorly behaved adolescents with a grubby 10 pence piece in your hand, waiting to play Pac Man, then it's time that you saw how things have progressed.
56 Sage Street is a free game from Barclays in which you must attempt to make something of your life despite starting off with nothing at all. To begin with your character has their bag stolen but fortunately the crime is witnessed by the enigmatic Mr C, who is the owner of the vast 56 Sage St trading empire. It turns out that he is dying and is looking for the right person to pass his company on to. Now there's a spot of good news for you!
However it's not in the bag yet and you must prove that you are worthy of this grand inheritance by building up skills and money before taking on a variety of challenges, sent to the mobile phone which is your character's sole remaining possession. It's easy to guide your little person round the dark and eerie city, doing good deeds, looking for work, trying to find somewhere to stay and make useful contacts. You can choose to go it alone or help others on the way to success. The graphics are very good, the game teaches you the value of money, but best of all, it is engaging- which is something that few games seem to manage. There are also links to Facebook and Twitter so that you can show off your progress in the game to your friends. Click on the video below to see the trailer.
Now play the game here
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