Education Consultant
Context In November 2025, the UK Government released the full report of findings and next step recommendations following the completion of its Curriculum and Assessment review. The review itself received over 7,000 contributions, with stakeholder submissions ranging from parents to professional organisations. This analysis of the submissions is a supporting document to the report which …
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Since the publication of the interim report by Professor Becky Francis and the expert review panel, many organisations and individuals have come out with reaction to its’ publication. Some have made relatively positive sounds, others have voiced a feeling of deflation or lack of “tangible” actions. It is important to remember that this is an …
On November 15th 2024, the Institute of Physics (IOP) released the big physics ideas, a set of five concepts that every young person in school should learn about to navigate the modern world. This made me think... what would those be for Design and Technology (or whatever we call D&T in our school currently). Although …
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Phil Holton 