Andrew Old
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Teacher and blogger. My blog can be found at
https://andrewold.substack.com/
#ukteaching
In case you missed it: Sunday’s blog post. Deskilling Teachers Part 2
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Deskilling Teachers Part 2
The value of experience depends on having experiences that are of value.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/deskilling-teachers-part-2?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 9 hours ago
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New blog post. Deskilling Teachers Part 2
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Deskilling Teachers Part 2
The value of experience depends on having experiences that are of value.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/deskilling-teachers-part-2?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 20 hours ago
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Another reminder for this: Yesterday’s blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2023–24 permanent exclusion figures Part 1
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PREMIUM: The 2023–24 permanent exclusion figures Part 1
Permanent exclusions are higher than they used to be – for real this time.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/premium-the-202324-permanent-exclusion?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
8 days ago
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One last time for this: Wednesday’s blog post. Deskilling Teachers: Part 1
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Deskilling Teachers: Part 1
Making our work easier is good, actually.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/deskilling-teachers-part-1?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
8 days ago
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Another reminder for this: Wednesday’s blog post. Deskilling Teachers: Part 1
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Deskilling Teachers: Part 1
Making our work easier is good, actually.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/deskilling-teachers-part-1?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
8 days ago
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In case you missed it: Yesterday’s blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2023–24 permanent exclusion figures Part 1
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PREMIUM: The 2023–24 permanent exclusion figures Part 1
Permanent exclusions are higher than they used to be – for real this time.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/premium-the-202324-permanent-exclusion?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
8 days ago
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In case you missed it: Wednesday’s blog post. Deskilling Teachers: Part 1
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Deskilling Teachers: Part 1
Making our work easier is good, actually.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/deskilling-teachers-part-1?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
9 days ago
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New blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2023–24 permanent exclusion figures Part 1
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PREMIUM: The 2023–24 permanent exclusion figures Part 1
Permanent exclusions are higher than they used to be – for real this time.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/premium-the-202324-permanent-exclusion?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
9 days ago
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Now available to everyone: Wednesday’s blog post. Deskilling Teachers: Part 1
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Deskilling Teachers: Part 1
Making our work easier is good, actually.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/deskilling-teachers-part-1?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
9 days ago
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Most parents do not object when their child faces consequences for breaking rules. The small minority who do can consume an extraordinary amount of time if schools allow it.
11 days ago
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New blog post. Available to paid subscribers now. Available to everyone from Saturday. Deskilling Teachers: Part 1
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Deskilling Teachers: Part 1
Making our work easier is good, actually.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/deskilling-teachers-part-1?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
12 days ago
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One of the central problems in education is adults who refuse to accept that children can choose to do wrong deliberately and while responsible for their actions.
13 days ago
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Online discussions about teaching often include people who think teachers should not voice their own views at all, unless they are simply echoing the views of their betters.
14 days ago
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One last time for this: Thursday’s blog post. Hackney: Ofsted and exclusions
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Hackney: Ofsted and exclusions
Another interlude in the Hackney series
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/hackney-ofsted-and-exclusions?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
15 days ago
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Everyone benefits when rules are enforced. Asking whether enforcement “helps” the person who broke the rules misses the point. And even so, it often does help them, because boundaries are good for them, too.
15 days ago
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Another reminder for this: Thursday’s blog post. Hackney: Ofsted and exclusions
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Hackney: Ofsted and exclusions
Another interlude in the Hackney series
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/hackney-ofsted-and-exclusions?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
15 days ago
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One last time for this: Friday’s blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Bringing my teaching up to date
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PREMIUM: Bringing my teaching up to date
Part 13 of the My Teaching series.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/premium-bringing-my-teaching-up-to?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
15 days ago
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In case you missed it: Thursday’s blog post. Hackney: Ofsted and exclusions
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Hackney: Ofsted and exclusions
Another interlude in the Hackney series
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/hackney-ofsted-and-exclusions?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Another reminder for this: Yesterday’s blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Bringing my teaching up to date
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PREMIUM: Bringing my teaching up to date
Part 13 of the My Teaching series.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/premium-bringing-my-teaching-up-to?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
16 days ago
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It should not be controversial to say that children sometimes lie.
16 days ago
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Now available to everyone: Thursday’s blog post. Hackney: Ofsted and exclusions
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Hackney: Ofsted and exclusions
Another interlude in the Hackney series
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/hackney-ofsted-and-exclusions?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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In case you missed it: Yesterday’s blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Bringing my teaching up to date
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PREMIUM: Bringing my teaching up to date
Part 13 of the My Teaching series.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/premium-bringing-my-teaching-up-to?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
16 days ago
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New blog post. (ÂŁ or free trial) PREMIUM: Bringing my teaching up to date
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PREMIUM: Bringing my teaching up to date
Part 13 of the My Teaching series.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/premium-bringing-my-teaching-up-to?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
17 days ago
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Teenagers always end up wearing a uniform at school. The only real question is whether it is chosen and enforced by adults, or informally imposed by their peers.
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20 days ago
I did some voluntary supply teaching last week, I've never done supply teaching before but I was keen to have that experience. It was very difficult because of the behaviour. Behaviour really is the barrier to learning, you are absolutely spot on about how important it is!
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New blog post. Available to paid subscribers now. Available to everyone from Saturday. Hackney: Ofsted and exclusions
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Hackney: Ofsted and exclusions
Another interlude in the Hackney series
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/hackney-ofsted-and-exclusions?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
18 days ago
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In normal weather, it is entirely healthy for children to go a few hours without drinking water. This was once understood as obvious.
18 days ago
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To those who do not teach but speak with confidence about how to teach, manage behaviour, or even prevent crime, I have a simple message: be quiet.
19 days ago
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Nothing improves a school more, for both results and day-to-day well-being, than getting behaviour right. Leaders who neglect behaviour management damage staff, pupils, and the whole culture, and they leave chaos behind them.
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One last time for this: Sunday’s blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #57 featuring behaviour, critical thinking and SEND
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PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #57 featuring sensible comments about behaviour;
Two great links and one I wish was better.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/premium-two-stars-and-a-wish-57-featuring?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
20 days ago
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Another reminder for this: Sunday’s blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #57 featuring behaviour, critical thinking and SEND
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PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #57 featuring sensible comments about behaviour;
Two great links and one I wish was better.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/premium-two-stars-and-a-wish-57-featuring?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
21 days ago
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If a behaviour system is so complicated or workload intensive that teachers are deterred from using it, then it will result in disaster.
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In case you missed it: Sunday’s blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #57 featuring behaviour, critical thinking and SEND
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PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #57 featuring sensible comments about behaviour;
Two great links and one I wish was better.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/premium-two-stars-and-a-wish-57-featuring?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
21 days ago
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New blog post. (ÂŁ or free trial) PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #57 featuring behaviour, critical thinking and SEND
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PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #57 featuring sensible comments about behaviour;
Two great links and one I wish was better.
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/premium-two-stars-and-a-wish-57-featuring?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
22 days ago
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One last time for this: Wednesday’s blog post. Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 4
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Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 4
More on removals and a discussion of the flaws in research about school sanctions
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/education-researchers-publish-obviously-5a3?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
22 days ago
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The correct answer to the old question: "Do you teach maths or do you teach children?" is "I teach maths TO children".
22 days ago
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Another reminder for this: Wednesday’s blog post. Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 4
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Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 4
More on removals and a discussion of the flaws in research about school sanctions
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/education-researchers-publish-obviously-5a3?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
22 days ago
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In case you missed it: Wednesday’s blog post. Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 4
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Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 4
More on removals and a discussion of the flaws in research about school sanctions
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/education-researchers-publish-obviously-5a3?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
23 days ago
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Motivation is not the same as self-discipline. Wanting to do something does not ensure it happens. Pupils need to learn to work even when the task is not enjoyable.
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Now available to everyone. Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 4
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Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 4
More on removals and a discussion of the flaws in research about school sanctions
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/education-researchers-publish-obviously-5a3?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
23 days ago
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The central purpose of a school is learning. Teachers are not therapists, clergy, politicians, or stand in parents. Our role is to teach.
24 days ago
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Most poor behaviour teachers deal with is about testing boundaries, seeking status, or fitting in with a badly behaving peer group. The “root cause” is often just adolescence and habit. You are unlikely to uncover an “unmet need” that can be met to fix it.
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New blog post. Available to paid subscribers now. Available to everyone from Saturday. Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 4
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Education researchers publish obviously false claims about internal exclusion. Part 4
More on removals and a discussion of the flaws in research about school sanctions
https://open.substack.com/pub/andrewold/p/education-researchers-publish-obviously-5a3?r=wl5r&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
26 days ago
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Exclusion does not turn children into criminals. It usually happens because they were already behaving in ways that are criminal.
26 days ago
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A major mistake in schools is assuming Year 7 needs the least attention. It is often the year group that requires the most work from staff.
27 days ago
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Expecting pupils to bring pens is not about punishing “forgetfulness”. If a child has no pen because they keep losing, discarding, or breaking them, that is not a memory problem.
28 days ago
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Some people online seem determined to find “cruel” teachers. When they cannot, they go after strict teachers instead. And when they cannot find strictness, they move on to attacking teachers who are simply honest.
29 days ago
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I have never seen a child behave worse because rules were clear and consistently enforced. You can call that “high control” or “authoritarian” as often as you like. Clarity and consistency help pupils behave, and make learning possible for everyone.
about 1 month ago
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A domestic abuse charity would not ask violent men to explain what their partners did wrong. Yet many education and children’s charities produce reports built on the accounts of permanently excluded pupils about the failures of their schools.
about 1 month ago
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It is a myth that worthwhile learning must be enjoyable or entertaining. Much of it is simply work that needs doing. Lessons can include some fun, but fun is not an essential feature of learning.
about 1 month ago
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