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Read Frank’s thoughts and opinions on the latest news and developments in education.
A report on the latest Blackpool Education Improvement Board meeting
I am the independent chair of the Blackpool Education Improvement Board. I took up this role in September 2020, and have been supporting the Council’s work in a number of ways since then.
Letter to staff and governors following late March 2023 BEIB meeting
I am the independent chair of the Blackpool Education Improvement Board. I took up this role in September 2020, and have been supporting the Council’s work in a number of ways since then.
A local solution to tutoring that actually works!
Recently, the Sutton Trust produced an insightful research paper about the introduction, roll out and early signs of impact of national tutoring programmes. These were introduced as a response to the impact of the pandemic on the most vulnerable pupils. The report ‘Tutoring – The New landscape’ is worth reading.