Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

Education

6 Ways To Respond To Requests For Pointless Data

An article for overworked teachers

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Terry Freedman
Feb 12, 2023
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This article has been written from my experience of education in England. A few years ago the Department for Education (DfE) told schools that they didn’t have to assess kids using a system of ‘Levels’. This was where you saw what someone could do and, based on certain criteria, decided that the pupil was a Level 3, or a…

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