Blog posts by: Alex

Last weekend The Guardian published a piece by John Harris about the teachers’ strike. As usual, he made some astute observations. He highlights the extent to which teachers’ pay has decreased in real terms (20% since 2010) and key data
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Alex Galvin reflects on Dr Rankin’s ‘three ages of learning’ and the impact of AI for educators. The blog outlines the different ways educational institutions are already responding to AI. Is co-construction with students the way forward?

A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of spending a day at Haringey Learning Partnership, accompanying a group of academics from the United States that we were hosting for the week.

Here we reflect on the impact of Covid on our students, the impact of the recovery curriculum and the importance of supporting our young learners. We hear Barry’s reflections on how and what we can teach our young people to support their personal and academic wellbeing as we continue to move forward.

Much of Ofsted’s recently published 5-year plan reiterates previous statements. It explains what Ofsted are looking to do rather than how they will do it, but there are a few points that are worthy of note.

Alex Galvin, Senior Education Lead, asks the question: ‘What would you do if you were the Secretary of State for Education?’. Find out what school leaders and the team at SSAT would put on their priority list. There has been
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With exam season starting soon, Alex Galvin, Senior Education Lead, provides practical suggestions to tackle potential uncertainty. The key challenge for those planning national examinations has always been ‘how can we ensure that all pupils have an equal chance of
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Congratulations to St John the Baptist School in Woking, who have become the first school to be accredited as ‘transforming’ in all twelve strands of the SSAT Framework for Exceptional Education.

SSAT Senior education lead Alex Galvin shares opinions on a recently published report about disadvantaged white pupils.

As teachers prepare to welcome all pupils back into their classrooms, Alex Galvin, SSAT Senior Education Lead, considers why leaders are designing longer-term recovery plans to support their pupils rather than rapid catch-up programmes