Chris M. Edwards
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Assistant Headteacher and an English and Maths teacher at a school in Surrey.

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When the Class of 2012 Made a Wish for Someone in Power to Restore Their Faith, They Were Granted Glenys Stacey and Michael Gove

(0) Comments | Posted 16 September 2012 | (15:28)

Any student fortunate enough to have come away from the great GCSE grading fiasco of 2012 with higher than an A grade will, according to the criteria set out, have a solid grasp on the concept of irony.

They, like me and many of my fellow professionals, will have...

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An Open Letter to Michael Gove From an English Teacher on a Dark Day for Education

(0) Comments | Posted 12 September 2012 | (20:22)

Dear Michael Gove,

You will never read this, but I feel compelled to put it out there in the faint hope that more people will realise the repercussions of your latest initiative.

I am proud to work at a small school, on a small estate, in the most deprived ward...

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