Andrew Otty
@education720.bsky.social
Former teacher and DfE policy lead. Now consultant, writer, and advocate for social justice in education.
I'm proud to be a founding member of the English and Maths Coalition (EMC).
We believe that all learners can succeed in, and enjoy, English and maths.
Join us (it's free) and help resist the watering down of post-16 support.
www.englishandmaths.org
We believe that all learners can succeed in, and enjoy, English and maths.
Join us (it's free) and help resist the watering down of post-16 support.
www.englishandmaths.org
May 16, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I'm proud to be a founding member of the English and Maths Coalition (EMC).
We believe that all learners can succeed in, and enjoy, English and maths.
Join us (it's free) and help resist the watering down of post-16 support.
www.englishandmaths.org
We believe that all learners can succeed in, and enjoy, English and maths.
Join us (it's free) and help resist the watering down of post-16 support.
www.englishandmaths.org
"The kind of student who needs to just disappear."
The awful mindset behind the funding 'tolerance' for GCSE resits, which allows the students who need most support in English and maths to be 'disappeared', perfectly illustrated in this scene from Freaks and Geeks.
The awful mindset behind the funding 'tolerance' for GCSE resits, which allows the students who need most support in English and maths to be 'disappeared', perfectly illustrated in this scene from Freaks and Geeks.
November 28, 2024 at 7:52 AM
"The kind of student who needs to just disappear."
The awful mindset behind the funding 'tolerance' for GCSE resits, which allows the students who need most support in English and maths to be 'disappeared', perfectly illustrated in this scene from Freaks and Geeks.
The awful mindset behind the funding 'tolerance' for GCSE resits, which allows the students who need most support in English and maths to be 'disappeared', perfectly illustrated in this scene from Freaks and Geeks.
Your GCSE English students should be terrified of your text choices this October, but not because of the vocabulary 🎃
September 28, 2024 at 5:30 AM
Your GCSE English students should be terrified of your text choices this October, but not because of the vocabulary 🎃
"It is an uncomfortable truth that our well-intentioned educational policies are not reaching all corners of England equally."
In tomorrow's @feweek.bsky.social I'm talking about the worrying signs that, post-election, DfE is lurching back to its London-centric default.
In tomorrow's @feweek.bsky.social I'm talking about the worrying signs that, post-election, DfE is lurching back to its London-centric default.
September 5, 2024 at 7:25 PM
"It is an uncomfortable truth that our well-intentioned educational policies are not reaching all corners of England equally."
In tomorrow's @feweek.bsky.social I'm talking about the worrying signs that, post-election, DfE is lurching back to its London-centric default.
In tomorrow's @feweek.bsky.social I'm talking about the worrying signs that, post-election, DfE is lurching back to its London-centric default.
Announcing 'The Uncivil Servant', my new column in @feweek.bsky.social
The fun begins this Friday.
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The fun begins this Friday.
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September 4, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Announcing 'The Uncivil Servant', my new column in @feweek.bsky.social
The fun begins this Friday.
Subscriptions are a steal right now:
feweek.co.uk/subscribe/
The fun begins this Friday.
Subscriptions are a steal right now:
feweek.co.uk/subscribe/