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My comments on digital education captured in a fascinating article in The Times

by Frank Norris | Sep 7, 2021 | Blackpool Education Improvement Board, General

The seagulls circle overhead and the waves lap gently at the shore as the sun breaks through theclouds in Blackpool. On the pier, the tourist train rolls slowly past the amusement arcades and thecandy floss shop down to the painted horses galloping around the...

Personal reflection on the most recent Blackpool Education Improvement Board (BEIB) Meeting on 1 July 2021

by Frank Norris | Jul 5, 2021 | Blackpool Education Improvement Board

As the independent chair of the BEIB I committed to sharing more widely its work and keeping those in the town’s schools up to date with its actions and decisions.   The Board met on 1 July and continued its focus on the three pillars that make up...

An insightful response to the Digital Pathway paper

by Frank Norris | Jun 29, 2021 | Blackpool Education Improvement Board

This is in an insightful reply to the draft position paper on how to develop digital education in Blackpool. Hello Frank,   While I was collating my views about whether coding turns our young learners off taking GCSE Computer Science, my note making...

Draft position paper on how to develop digital education in Blackpool

by Frank Norris | Jun 15, 2021 | Blackpool Education Improvement Board

Education has had to adapt quickly and creatively since the first lockdown in March 2020, when all schools closed apart from serving the children of keyworkers and vulnerable children. Homeworking for many parents and carers has become the norm and over time schools...

Presentation to Blackpool Governors on the work of the BEIB

by Frank Norris | May 13, 2021 | Blackpool Education Improvement Board

A presentation outlining some of the issues currently facing schools in Blackpool as part of the work for Blackpool Education Improvement Board. Download the presentation (Powerpoint)

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...
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