Recent content by Simon Clay

Ratings based on standardized exams are a waste of time as they only tell you about which schools spend a lot of time teaching about the test rather than teaching the curriculum. They also only tell you about children's ability not quality of teaching. The ratings show an unfair picture of...

I am trying to get my 4 year old daughter excited about this because I really want to see it. Not having much success, she would only be interested if Barbie was one of the Avengers!

Hi, I am a 35 year old father of one. I was born and brought up in England, but moved to Australia with my Australian partner last year. We have a 4 year old daughter. I have been teaching primary children for the past 13 years. I joined here as you never stop learning to be a better parent...