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SecEd - Ofsted chief’s recipe for a good teacher
10 May 2012
Teachers will be judged by Ofsted on their ability to help pupils learn and not on their entertainment value in the classroom...

‘Speed Commission’ to throw spotlight on academies
04 May 2012
The growth of academy schools leaving local authority control is to come under scrutiny of a ‘Speed Commission’ set up by the RSA and the Pearson Centre for Policy and Learning....

TES - 'It is hard to see that there can be any turning back'
04 May 2012
Ex-Ofsted chief, Christine Gilbert, speaks ahead of academisation probe....

SecEd - Inquiry into Gove's plan for mass academisation
26 Apr 2012
A top-level Commission has been set up to examine the impact and implications of the government’s policy to mass "academise" the nation’s state schools....

Public Service - Self-reflective police will perform better
16 Apr 2012
Police officers should get 20 minutes a week to reflect on what they have done over that period and this would help to improve their performance levels, according to a report by the RSA...

Guardian - Police would benefit from having time to think, says charity
16 Apr 2012
RSA releases report saying officers need to better understand the minds of the people they deal with...

Daily Mail - Police in need of 'time to reflect' and should be given 20 minutes to think about decisions they make on duty
16 Apr 2012
"The RSA claimed the reflection time would boost efficiency and communication"...

Telegraph view - It’s good to walk
16 Apr 2012
"Research finds that Metropolitan Police officers do not have enough time to think about their job. Perhaps a nice long walk might be the answer"...

Telegraph - Police 'should be given 20 minutes a week to reflect'
16 Apr 2012
"Police should be given 20 minutes a week to reflect on the "tensions and dilemmas" of their job"...

BBC News - Police 'should reflect on decisions'
16 Apr 2012
"Police officers should be given 20 minutes a week to think about decisions they have made on duty"...

Left Foot Forward - Academisation, academisation, academisation
05 Apr 2012
The academisation of schools is a central plank of the coalition’s flagship policy agenda to increase diversity and autonomy in state schooling....

Guardian - The readers' editor on... thinktanks as a source of opinion and news stories
04 Apr 2012
"Thus the RSA is regaining profile as a forum for ideas under the clever ex-Blair adviser Matthew Taylor"...

Guardian - Poor pupils in weak schools face 'double disadvantage'
04 Apr 2012
Labour says inequality, which result in poor being left a year behind richer pupils, is one of biggest barriers to social mobility...

Third Sector - Identifying ‘ChangeMakers’ will be critical to improving local areas
02 Apr 2012
If we are to create successful public services and vibrant local areas in straitened times, we should make better use of key individuals...

Dezeen - RSA House chandeliers by Troika
20 Mar 2012
"Chandeliers by London designers Troika use large fresnel lenses to shape the light from LEDs suspended below them into overlapping geometric patterns on the ceiling of the RSA"...

TES - Curricular freedom or a poisoned chalice?
20 Mar 2012
Giving teachers greater control over what is taught in schools is a mixed blessing unless the profession is given more support...

Left Foot Forward - Time to rethink our approach to teaching
20 Mar 2012
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Telegraph - Numeracy Campaign: private and state schools working together
20 Mar 2012
"A new partnership between private and state schools is creating opportunities for students, and inspiration for teachers"...

Guardian - If society seems ever more tolerant why are we also a nation of ranters?
16 Mar 2012
Matthew Taylor says, "Gay marriage is the latest topic to fire up opinion. We should rely less on emotion and more on respectful debate"...

The Guardian - Let's move responsible capitalism from boardrooms to shop floors
08 Mar 2012
Focusing on local communities and people could be the best way for business to create social value, a new report shows...


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