Mission 44 and Downing Street
Recently, out of the blue, I received an email from Number 10 Downing Street inviting me to attend a round table with the Prime Minister, to discuss ‘Opportunity for all: how can we make sure all young people are supported to succeed at school’. At any time, an invitation such as this would have been something I would have been delighted and excited to receive. This area of discussion, however, is something I have been thinking about, writing about and through the lens of ‘Learning without Limits’ and latterly Rethinking Assessment have been agitating about, for over twenty years.
Five priorities for a new government
I was delighted to congratulate Bridget Phillipson as she takes on the vitally important role of leading the education brief as Secretary of State under the new Labour Government.
Professor Dame Alison Peacock on Ofsted: Beyond Ofsted and IPPR
Time and again, teachers tell me that they want to be able to work together to build the best education for children and young people, and are frustrated by top-down and restrictive systems.
Chartered College of Teaching has a new mission statement
Times are changing, and the importance of education is once again becoming a key part of our national debate.
Chartered College of Teaching and SSAT launch new CPD partnership to improve formative assessment
A new partnership between the Chartered College of Teaching and SSAT will support teachers to embed formative assessment practices in their classrooms.
“We need a plan for education, and a government we can trust”
In a wide-ranging discussion, the 16 Fellows who joined me highlighted problems with Ofsted and the damaging pressure of exams and tests
Chartered College of Teaching statement on high-stakes accountability
The tragic loss of Ruth Perry, a dedicated and respected school leader, has hit the teaching community hard, and our staff and members are no exception to this. Many teachers, school leaders and other education professionals have been deeply and personally affected by the news, and we join the whole teaching profession in expressing our […]
Dame Alison’s New Year’s Priorities
As we open the new pages of 2023, we say goodbye to another turbulent year. While we will all have hoped to focus on Covid recovery, new stresses and strains have distracted us.
Dame Alison Peacock celebrates the 2022 Chartered Status graduates
“Today is an important day. Graduating with Chartered Status is not easy. It takes hard work and commitment to gain this accreditation”.
Chartered College of Teaching responds to calls for teacher revalidation in new education report
The Chartered College of Teaching has today (15th June) responded to recommendations included in The Times Education Commission’s final report.
