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...
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...
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...
by Frank Norris | Dec 2, 2020 | Co-op, Northern Powerhouse Partnership, Ofsted
A personal reflection on Ofsted’s 2020 annual report Background In a previous life I was responsible for writing important elements of the annual report relating to schools, initial teacher education and local authority inspections. This year’s report is a strange...
by Frank Norris | Nov 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
A short video produced by staff at Frank’s Place in Leeds. Some young people face challenges most people cannot imagine. Frank’s Place provides the support and care for them to continue learning, growing and...
Recent Comments