Tom McDonough

History teacher in East London

[Tom McDonough @tmcdonough55]

@daisychristo @jburnmurdoch @daisychristo I agree that Gibb/Gove style reforms are needed in places like Wales to drive up standards. But I think there are real (and often unacknowledged) trade-offs to being so focused on metrics like PISA scores, as I’ve written about here: https://t.co/5uKrJoagX8

[Tom McDonough @tmcdonough55]

@RhysWilliamsTV @itvnews This is exceptional journalism and I fully agree that Wales needs to replicate some of the Gibb/Gove reforms that have raised standards in England. But there are real trade-offs involved in doing this, as I’ve written about here… https://t.co/5uKrJoagX8

[Tom McDonough @tmcdonough55]

Hi @add_hawk, I've just finished posting a series on value capture in UK education. Your ideas informed the entire series but were especially important in my final post. I would love to hear your thoughts... https://t.co/KhiHoQrkAx

[Tom McDonough @tmcdonough55]

Hi @jwestanderson @RebeccaWinthrop, I've just released a blog post that heavily draws on your ideas in "The Disengaged Teen". Would love to hear your thoughts... https://t.co/b71QHzY7mU

[Tom McDonough @tmcdonough55]

Hello people of X.

I wrote an education thing. I'll be releasing one post a wekk for the next four weeks, so please do subscribe to stay updated.

The Schools We Have: And Why We Don't Need (parts of) Them https://t.co/1ATKsl5QNZ

[Tom McDonough @tmcdonough55]

Our overarching question is: did the British do more to help or harm the people of Bengal between 1757 and 1947?

[Tom McDonough @tmcdonough55]

@EmpirePodUK @DalrympleWill @tweeter_anita @kavpuri I work at a secondary school in East London mainly with kids from a Bengali background so have recently planned a number of lessons that expose kids to different interpretations around the role of the British in Bengal.

[Tom McDonough @tmcdonough55]

Your podcast’s around this stuff were super helpful in getting me clued up so thank you! I would love to hear your answer’s to our overarching enquiry question, so that we could integrate your interpretation’s into our lessons.

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[Tom McDonough @tmcdonough55]

@VallanceTeach Recently finished my UG- this is one of the best books that we used throughout the 3 years: https://t.co/iHrkCTtw58 Would also recommend "Dominion" by Tom Holland (lots of engaging anecdotes) and "A History of Christianity" by Diarmaid MacCulloch