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Keynote presentation for Lancaster, Morecambe & District Primary School Headteachers

by Frank Norris | Mar 19, 2021 | General

Unlocking Learning Beyond the Lockdown Conference Hello colleagues thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak to you at the end of what has been an uplifting and positive event.  It comes at a time when there is much uncertainty but also at time of opportunity....

Understanding the communities of the schools with the greatest proportion of long-term disadvantaged students and what the policy response should be

by Frank Norris | Mar 11, 2021 | General

In our recent second report into long-term disadvantage in secondary schools, we committed to looking in more detail at the location of the schools we identified. The paper presents that analysis but also goes further by looking at more data about the communities...

A letter to all Blackpool school staff and governors about the BEIB

by Frank Norris | Feb 6, 2021 | Blackpool Education Improvement Board

Colleagues Blackpool Education Improvement Board (BEIB) I am the independent chair of the Blackpool Education Improvement Board. I took up this role in September 2020, but I have been supporting the Council’s work for a year longer than this. I am aware that many of...

Gap is the wrong word, what we are talking about is a disadvantage chasm; Long-Term Disadvantage in secondary schools in England

by Frank Norris | Jan 28, 2021 | Northern Powerhouse Partnership

Having always been clear that education is one of the key ingredients of the Northern Powerhouse, a contender with skills for the most critical, I am clear that as a Partnership the most important report we have published was Educating the North. It highlighted the...

A letter to all Blackpool Headteachers re: Diane Booth

by Frank Norris | Jan 9, 2021 | Blackpool Education Improvement Board

Colleagues, Wishing colleagues a happy new year is a long held tradition, but I can honestly say I have never meant it more than this year! The challenges you confronted in 2020 and those you experienced this week would have overwhelmed many. I am in awe at the way...
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