Following direct intervention from NAHT, a revised timetable for implementing both the new curriculum framework and qualifications reform has been issued today, providing an additional year to allow the system to stabilise.
@DrWHKitchen@Education_NI I think we’re talking past each other here. I’m not anti-knowledge, & I agree theory & practice are connected by evidence. My concern is keeping space for judgment, context, & craft alongside formal theory — & with where the current trajectory appears to be taking us as a system
https://t.co/cVWtxoM2RN… Real reform builds on success. TransformED risks breaking strong parts of NI education while chasing theory over practice — exactly the mistake Ken Robinson cautions against. #EducationNI@Education_NI#TransformED
https://t.co/JvVNkUK8ix
Teaching: art form or science?
It’s undoubtedly BOTH.
Teaching is more than imparting knowledge. It is greater than the sum of its parts & certainly not painting by numbers!
@Education_NI@Ed_Authority@tgeducation@DrWHKitchen#TransformED
@DrWHKitchen@tgeducation Those promoting TransformED should be wary of becoming what they claim to be correcting: unchallengeable, unlistening, and insulated from the realities & subtleties of classrooms.
@DrWHKitchen@tgeducation A critique of method isn’t a rejection of content. Dismissing Gallagher ad hominem is premature; serious reform must remain alert to unintended consequences.
Sobering reading. Highlights exactly why NI must avoid repeating England’s mistakes: ideological reforms, diminished teacher professionalism, & policy made above the heads of those who deliver it. We need open, honest, locally grounded conversations, not pre-packaged solutions.
Sobering reading. Highlights exactly why NI must avoid repeating England’s mistakes: ideological reforms, diminished teacher professionalism, & policy made above the heads of those who deliver it. We need open, honest, locally grounded conversations, not pre-packaged solutions.
Workload was the core issue & still is. Hoping this deal sticks but does more than a band-aid re workload. Timeframes for delivery of reforms in place & November will also come around fast. Thank you to the various unions who have risked their credibility on accepting this deal