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David Jackson

@bluesandstuff

Care about schools, new models of schooling and ALL learners succeeding. It's a belief thing. Support schools and leaders of schools. Walk dogs.

 Northampton, England
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Joined August 2009
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The nature of teachers' professional knowledge. #teacherknowledge #teacherprofessionalism #teacherlearning
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Every child deserves to succeed in school. What might a policy framework designed to transform schooling look like? This is my take: davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
An Open School (within a policy context designed for all learners to achieve)

An Open School (within a policy context designed for all learners to achieve)

This short article was the basis for a presentation to The Fabian Education Policy Group in January 2026.  It contextualises the ambition for an Open School (OS) within a wider context and exp…

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THE PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE-BASE OF TEACHING? davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
THE PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE-BASE OF TEACHING?

THE PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE-BASE OF TEACHING?

Teaching is a profession. Agree?So, what is our professional knowledge-base?With other professions it’s clear. We don’t have to anguish over the professional knowledge-base of medics, or lawyers, o…

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LOST – OUR LOCAL SCHOOLING SYSTEMS davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
LOST – OUR LOCAL SCHOOLING SYSTEMS

LOST – OUR LOCAL SCHOOLING SYSTEMS

More than 20 years ago, when NCSL was in its infancy, we organised study visits to the most advanced educational leadership development centres in the world. Build on the shoulders of giants was th…

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So exasperated by lack of a coherent vision for the UK education system that I have written a blog post: davidjackson7.wordpress.com/… Will it make any difference? No. Do I feel any better? Not really. But it feels better than not writing one.
Government: Manager or visionary for our school system?

Government: Manager or visionary for our school system?

Why the strange title? The answer is simple. We have an education system that is so out of date in multiple ways that it is screaming out for visionary reform, but it is being managed in a piecemea…

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Government: Manager or visionary for our school system? davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
Government: Manager or visionary for our school system?

Government: Manager or visionary for our school system?

Why the strange title? The answer is simple. We have an education system that is so out of date in multiple ways that it is screaming out for visionary reform, but it is being managed in a piecemea…

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THE OFSTED REVIEW HAS BEEN ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION! davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
THE OFSTED REVIEW HAS BEEN ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION!

THE OFSTED REVIEW HAS BEEN ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION!

IntroductionThe Headteachers’ Union is planning legal action over the Ofsted review, claiming it will make things worse. Ofsted has around 1,800 employees plus more than 2,000 contracted Insp…

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A reflection: some things we know about school-to-school collaboration: davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
School-to-school Collaboration – a reflection

School-to-school Collaboration – a reflection

Introduction The Networked Learning Communities (NLC) programme is a distant memory. It ran between September 2002 and 2006 in the days when there were middle tier organisations like the GTC, BECTA…

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OPEN SCHOOL - An open letter to school leaders davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
OPEN SCHOOL – An open letter to school leaders

OPEN SCHOOL – An open letter to school leaders

“We believe that this (the establishment of an Open School) is the single most important step to be taken to transform educational opportunities and schooling itself.”  Tim Brighouse & Mick Wat…

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OPEN SCHOOL - An open letter to school leaders davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
OPEN SCHOOL – An open letter to school leaders

OPEN SCHOOL – An open letter to school leaders

“We believe that this (the establishment of an Open School) is the single most important step to be taken to transform educational opportunities and schooling itself.”  Tim Brighouse & Mick Wat…

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THE OFSTED REVIEW ASKS THE WRONG QUESTION! davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
THE OFSTED REVIEW HAS BEEN ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION!

THE OFSTED REVIEW HAS BEEN ASKING THE WRONG QUESTION!

IntroductionThe Headteachers’ Union is planning legal action over the Ofsted review, claiming it will make things worse. Ofsted has around 1,800 employees plus more than 2,000 contracted Insp…

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Transformative Learning - what it means in practice. A visit to London Interdisciplinary School was a prompt for thought about the mutuality of learning. davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
Transformative Learning – what it means in practice

Transformative Learning – what it means in practice

Preamble This post could be seen as being about Project-Based Learning and why it should be a no-brainer for any education system aspiring to make learning more relevant to the world; to engage all…

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Great article, Gemma. Trust, relationships and communication liberate the discretionary collegiate effort that makes schools great for young people. (My comment is a bit jargony. Your post is much less so!)
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researchschool.org.uk/billes… @bluesandstuff what do you think

The Weight of School Leadership: When "Getting it Right" Keeps You Up…

Our Evidence Lead in Education, Gemma Alldritt, reflects on the many different facets of school leadership. 

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A reflection on Multi-Academy Trusts - edited after feedback! davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
Salutary thoughts about Multi-Academy Trusts

Salutary thoughts about Multi-Academy Trusts

Does it change anything to write a blog post? I doubt it. But not writing one certainly won’t make much difference either, so here goes. Of all the regressive educational policies of the last…

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Multi-Academy Trusts - the jury isn't out! davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
Salutary thoughts about Multi-Academy Trusts

Salutary thoughts about Multi-Academy Trusts

Does it change anything to write a blog post? I doubt it. But not writing one certainly won’t make much difference either, so here goes. Of all the regressive educational policies of the last…

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Salutary thoughts about Multi-Academy Trusts davidjackson7.wordpress.com/… We have a new government. Surely this is one of the policies in need of radical reimagining.
Salutary thoughts about Multi-Academy Trusts

Salutary thoughts about Multi-Academy Trusts

Does it change anything to write a blog post? I doubt it. But not writing one certainly won’t make much difference either, so here goes. Of all the regressive educational policies of the last…

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Our schooling system - causes rather than symptoms need to be addressed davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
Our schooling system – causes rather than symptoms need to be addressed

Our schooling system – causes rather than symptoms need to be addressed

Introduction We have a new Labour government and they really do want to do good things. We have a new Secretary of State for Education and Bridget Phillipson wants to make a positive difference. So…

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New summative judgements are welcome, but there are far greater problems with Ofsted: davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
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Our schooling system - causes rather than symptoms need to be addressed davidjackson7.wordpress.com/…
Our schooling system – causes rather than symptoms need to be addressed

Our schooling system – causes rather than symptoms need to be addressed

Introduction We have a new Labour government and they really do want to do good things. We have a new Secretary of State for Education and Bridget Phillipson wants to make a positive difference. So…

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