Only one guest has appeared three times in one year on the Frank and Stan Chat. Dame Kathy August is the exception. If you fancy knowing more about teacher retention, the impact of PM speech on education and managing as a leader dribs retracting finances then here is the link youtu.be/JD2qhVMNM3I

Frank and Stan Chat No. 295: The Dame Kathy August Edition

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2nd Live Frank and Stan Chat took place at Lacey Green Primary School last week. We had around 35 senior leaders in attendance. We discussed randomly selected questions submitted by delegates. Some of them joined us in answering them. Great fun that led to fascinating insights. youtu.be/OLA1bfQrBqo

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Always a pleasure to have former great guests back on the Frank and Stan Chat. Mel McMorrow is joined by Sarah Highfield as they explain how their new tutoring service works. Stan gets into AI and Frank reflects on the writing of Christian Schiller. youtu.be/QNMpsNR9xN8

Frank and Stan Chat No. 294: The Mel McMorrow and Sarah Highfield (Be Inspired Education) Edition

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youtu.be/jX9UGLF2neg It’s great having Mark Phillips back on the Frank and Stan Chat. We often discuss the current state of the arts in our schools, but it makes such a difference when we are joined by a colleague who has committed his working life to music. We also discuss growing up in the 70s.

Frank and Stan Chat No. 293: The Mark Phillips Returns Edition

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If you prefer the weekly @FrankStanChat as a podcast you can download now the fantastic and far reaching chat with Prof Mick Waters here shows.acast.com/frank-and-st...

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This week's Frank and Stan Chat that covers education and leadership with Prof Mick Waters is just great and needs a decent audience. It covers lack of progress in maths at KS3, The Open School movement and seven signs of ethical collapse. youtu.be/c31gqVNMygI

Frank and Stan Chat No.292: The Prof Mick Waters Edition

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Now into its 7th academic year, the Frank and Chat covers Education and leadership issues. Every September, we reflect on the recent examination season in England and draw on the expertise of Dennis Sherwood, author of ‘Missing the Mark’. The system does not improve, sadly youtu.be/4robOtQCSYs

Frank and Stan Chat No. 291: The Dennis Sherwood 'Missing the Mark' Returns Edition

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A mid-summer break of the Frank and Stan Chat brings thoughts about the new drive for technical and vocational education as well as fascinating chat with dame Kathy August and Tom Clark CBE about their new book Voices from the Education Vanguard. Well worth reading. youtu.be/4suop-zPeEs

Frank and Stan Chat No. 290 Voices from the Education Vanguard Edition: Kathy August + Tom Clark

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The crank candidate for the Clacton by-election is proposing a war with France and getting media coverage for it. Surely Count Binface deserves equal air time.

Prof Colin Richards has written to The Observer. I wasn’t aware of the family connection with teaching within the Burnham family. thealternativebiglisten.co.uk/f/colin-has-...

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I don’t know whether to be pleased or disappointed in the Observer’s two-page coverage “Rethinking our future” (“How Burnham can put the bulldog back into Britain”, Forum last week). There were some v...

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The joy of our chats lies in our amazing guests. This week is no exception. We’re joined by former HMI, Maths subject lead and specialist adviser, Steve Wren. He focuses on the problems around attendance and behaviour. Stan covers compliance and Frank rants about parking. youtu.be/g4cNXyadtbw

Frank and Stan Chat No. 259: The Steve Wren Edition

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This 30th SPOTLIGHT edition is with Sian Hampton and Alice Gregson. They have created a System Leadership programme that is focused on a range of partners delivering services for children and families. The chat considers what has gone before and what’s currently being attempted youtu.be/MyU_Z12AYg8

Frank and Stan Spotlight No. 30: The System Leadership edition with Sian Hampton OBE + Alice Gregson

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Great to chat with John Malynn, former DfE civil servant resp for accountability incl Ofsted who then went to Ofsted as a policy adviser. He knows better than most how the relationship works. We cover school holidays, timing of DfE announcements and provision and outcomes. youtu.be/rE2vB9w6pz0

Frank and Stan No.258: The John Malynn Returns Again Edition

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Great pleasure chatting to Jill Munday today about her work in Nepal supporting a village school. What comes across is how she is using her extensive experience to help children in great need and using her teaching skills to support without dictating. Context always important. youtu.be/LX__yTuXr-Q

Frank and Stan Chat Spotlight No.29: The Malagiri School in Nepal with Jill Munday

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The latest Frank and Stan Chat is now live. It’s all about communication including social media, managing complaints and being proactive. Dave Smith is the guest. He’s a former longstanding Press Officer for the Coop. youtu.be/E9NkQtmrEJg

Frank and Stan Chat No. 257: The Dave Smith Communication Edition

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youtu.be/LqTYyMIL6OY The half-term break is upon us, and it is time for a little relaxation (I hope), so why not settle down and watch the recent Frank and Stan Chat with Aelwyn Pugh as the guest. Can we learn from others in how to manage complaints? How serious are schools about enrichment? Enjoy.

Frank and Stan Chat No. 256: The Aelwyn Pugh Returns for the 4th time Edition

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youtu.be/LqTYyMIL6OY The half-term break is upon us, and it is time for a little relaxation (I hope), so why not settle down and watch the recent Frank and Stan Chat with Aelwyn Pugh as the guest. Can we learn from others in how to manage complaints? How serious are schools about enrichment? Enjoy.

Frank and Stan Chat No. 256: The Aelwyn Pugh Returns for the 4th time Edition

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The Alternative Big Consultation last year made clear what the profession wanted for the future of school inspections. Based on hundreds of responses it all came down to a very different relationship between Ofsted and schools. LET’S 'IMAGINE' thealternativebiglisten.co.uk/f/let%E2%80%...

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Frank W Norris@frankwnorris.bsky.social · 5mo ago

youtu.be/e3E7WK33ykE Want to know how an inspection went in central London earlier this year and how Ofsted responded? It’s not a pretty picture. May not be indicative of all inspections but when they go wrong the consequences are serious and deeply troubling.

youtu.be/e3E7WK33ykE Want to know how an inspection went in central London earlier this year and how Ofsted responded? It’s not a pretty picture. May not be indicative of all inspections but when they go wrong the consequences are serious and deeply troubling.

Four former HMI and an experienced Executive Headteacher discuss a troubling Ofsted inspection.

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youtu.be/6I8iPCwI5iA Frank and Stan Chat No. 255 is with Alice Gregson, of Elevating Leadership. Chat covers effective transition and how schools can improve, the current political discourse and potential impact on education, and what happens when followers lose confidence in their leader.

Frank and Stan Chat No. 255: The Alice Gregson 'Elevating Leadership' Edition

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This week’s Frank and Stan Chat is with Malcolm Greenhalgh. A former Primary teacher and latterly the leader of one of the largest school inspection contractors he puts forward an idea he calls ‘Inclusive Flexibility’. It’s bold and driven by equity.We discuss the implications. youtu.be/7Z0kfL5nGWo

Frank and Stan Chat SPOTLIGHT No. 28: The Malcolm Greenhalgh Curriculum Reform Edition

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youtu.be/hw4aGZs10lY Fantastic to have two eminent, respected leaders rejoin our chat. Neil Jurd + Glyn Potts have developed a leadership programme that’s fully accredited, punchy, involves all senior leaders and completed over two days with work in between. A really relaxed chat. Give it a try.

Frank and Stan Chat SPOTLIGHT No.27 with Glyn Potts + Neil Jurd: The Leadership Development Edition

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This week’s Frank and Stan Chat is a SPOTLIGHT edition with Josh Mangas, an expert on effective governance. Josh discusses a new free product he has developed, which supports governing bodies and trust boards in education. youtu.be/K3eMbTBI2Qk

Frank and Stan Chat No. 26: The Effective Governance Standards Edition with Josh Mangas

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This week we are joined by Joe Pardoe on the Frank and Stan Chat. We cover Joe’s varied career to date, as well as Rise Advisers and the distance travelled. Primary Phase admissions and the appointment of a Director to create a MAT/SAT inspection Fwk. youtu.be/0v739FlgT64

Frank and Stan Chat No. 254: The Joe Pardoe Edition

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With the DfE currently engaged in a consultation on KS 4 performance indicators, Rebecca Hanson FCCT joined Frank and Stan Chat to chat about her analysis of the current Atrtainment 8 measure and how context is sadly lacking. Rebecca and Frank delve into her analysis. youtu.be/yzi2uQ859XU

Frank and Stan Chat SPOTLIGHT No. 25: The Rebecca Hanson critique on Attainment 8

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Ive joined forces with some academics to create a way for schools and their staff to tell us of their recent Ofsted insp experiences. Prof Tymms has produced a video analysing whether the inspections do take into account the context of the school. thealternativebiglisten.co.uk/f/monitoring...

Monitoring Ofsted inspections and do they really cover context?

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youtu.be/_wevcvU69oo This week’s Frank and Stan Chat covers Martin’s Law, an FOI response explaining the criteria used by the DFE to judge strong exam results (worrying), views on Inclusion Hubs and thoughts on the price of some school uniforms. Alan Braven and Anthony Benedict are stunning guests.

Frank and Stan Chat No. 253: The Alan Braven and Anthony Benedict Return Edition

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How much do you know about the non-association independent school sector? Did you know that two colleagues have created an association to help bring the sector closer together? Well, latest Frank and Stan Chat covers these issues and much more. youtu.be/DLVAw9zgwuE

Frank and Stan Chat SPOTLIGHT No. 24: The NAISA Edition with Ellen Muwewa and Michelle Baker

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It is none sense cos he has said you can’t compare the Frameworks. There is a football chant that springs to mind.

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The head of Ofsted says the fact that it issues more ‘needs attention’ grades than ‘requires improvement’ is evidence the watchdog is raising standards – prompting criticism for comparing new and old frameworks https://schoolsweek.co.uk/ofsted-chief-criticised-over-inspection-framework-comparison/