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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 10h

In case you missed it: Yesterday evening's blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #61 featuring the debate about changing GCSEs andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-tw...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #61 featuring the debate about changing GCSEs

Two great links and one I wish was better.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 11h

Another reminder for this: Yesterday morning's blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 2 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 2

We need to understand that young offenders are not usually locked up

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 22h

In case you missed it: This morning's first blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 2 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 2

We need to understand that young offenders are not usually locked up

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 23h

New blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #61 featuring the debate about changing GCSEs andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-tw...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: Two Stars and a Wish #61 featuring the debate about changing GCSEs

Two great links and one I wish was better.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 2 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 2

We need to understand that young offenders are not usually locked up

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One last time for this: Yesterday's blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 3 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 3

More on ethnicity and exclusions

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Another reminder for this: Yesterday's blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 3 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 3

More on ethnicity and exclusions

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

In case you missed it: Today's blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 3 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 3

More on ethnicity and exclusions

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

New blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 3 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 3

More on ethnicity and exclusions

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

One last time for this: Sunday's blog post. What can we do if it turns out that the Secretary of State for Education doesn’t believe in education? andrewold.substack.com/p/what-can-w...

andrewold.substack.com

What can we do if it turns out that the Secretary of State for Education doesn’t believe in education?

Don’t panic.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Another reminder for this: Sunday's blog post. What can we do if it turns out that the Secretary of State for Education doesn’t believe in education? andrewold.substack.com/p/what-can-w...

andrewold.substack.com

What can we do if it turns out that the Secretary of State for Education doesn’t believe in education?

Don’t panic.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In case you missed it: Sunday's blog post. What can we do if it turns out that the Secretary of State for Education doesn’t believe in education? andrewold.substack.com/p/what-can-w...

andrewold.substack.com

What can we do if it turns out that the Secretary of State for Education doesn’t believe in education?

Don’t panic.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

New blog post. What can we do if it turns out that the Secretary of State for Education doesn’t believe in education? andrewold.substack.com/p/what-can-w...

andrewold.substack.com

What can we do if it turns out that the Secretary of State for Education doesn’t believe in education?

Don’t panic.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

One last time for this: Monday's first blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 1 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 1

We need to understand that young offenders are not usually locked up

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

One last time for this: Monday's second blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 2 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 2

Sex, ethnicity and exclusions from school

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Another reminder for this: Yesterday's second blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 2 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 2

Sex, ethnicity and exclusions from school

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Another reminder for this: Yesterday's first blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 1 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 1

We need to understand that young offenders are not usually locked up

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In case you missed it: Yesterday's second blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 2 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 2

Sex, ethnicity and exclusions from school

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In case you missed it: Yesterday's first blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 1 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 1

We need to understand that young offenders are not usually locked up

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

One last time for this: Sunday's blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: A guest post from Gwen andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-a-...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: A guest post from Gwen

My long-suffering fiancée discusses why she moved from classroom teaching to self-employment

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 2 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures. Part 2

Sex, ethnicity and exclusions from school

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Another reminder for this: Yesterday's blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: A guest post from Gwen andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-a-...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: A guest post from Gwen

My long-suffering fiancée discusses why she moved from classroom teaching to self-employment

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

New blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 1 andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-th...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: There are hardly any children in custody. Part 1

We need to understand that young offenders are not usually locked up

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

In case you missed it: Yesterday's blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: A guest post from Gwen andrewold.substack.com/p/premium-a-...

andrewold.substack.com

PREMIUM: A guest post from Gwen

My long-suffering fiancée discusses why she moved from classroom teaching to self-employment

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Another reminder for this: Last week's blog post. FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Five Worst Education Clichés andrewold.substack.com/p/from-the-a...

andrewold.substack.com

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Five Worst Education Clichés

One of my old posts is topical again.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

In case you missed it: Thursday's blog post. FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Five Worst Education Clichés andrewold.substack.com/p/from-the-a...

andrewold.substack.com

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Five Worst Education Clichés

One of my old posts is topical again.

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Mark Goodrich @markgoodrich.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It’s surprising to me that our experience during Covid hasn’t rid people of the seductive illusion that teacher assessment would be a fairer assessment than exams at 16 and 18. We know that the bias in these assessments were bad for social mobility and unhelpful for university admissions.

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Duncan Hothersall @dhothersall.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This is one of those sobering moments for fans of polling. London's air quality has been measured and assessed very closely over the last decade, and we know for a fact that it has improved, yet, as with crime, public perception stands in stark contrast to reality. Voters are in fact often wrong.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

New blog post. FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Five Worst Education Clichés andrewold.substack.com/p/from-the-a...

andrewold.substack.com

FROM THE ARCHIVES: The Five Worst Education Clichés

One of my old posts is topical again.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

One last time for this: From last month. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures Part 1 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures Part 1

Exclusions from schools are down, but in some year groups they are still high

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

One last time for this: From last month. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Fake Formative Assessment open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: Fake Formative Assessment

Part 3 of the Fake Education series

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Another reminder for this: From last month. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Fake Formative Assessment open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: Fake Formative Assessment

Part 3 of the Fake Education series

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Another reminder for this: From last month. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures Part 1 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures Part 1

Exclusions from schools are down, but in some year groups they are still high

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

In case you missed it: From last month. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures Part 1 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: The 2024/25 permanent exclusion figures Part 1

Exclusions from schools are down, but in some year groups they are still high

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

In case you missed it: From last month. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Fake Formative Assessment open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: Fake Formative Assessment

Part 3 of the Fake Education series

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

One last time for this: Wednesday's blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Deskilling Teachers Part 3 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: Deskilling Teachers Part 3

Making our work easier is good, actually.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Another reminder for this: Wednesday's blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Deskilling Teachers Part 3 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: Deskilling Teachers Part 3

Making our work easier is good, actually.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

New blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Fake Formative Assessment open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: Fake Formative Assessment

Part 3 of the Fake Education series

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

In case you missed it: Wednesday’s blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Deskilling Teachers Part 3 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: Deskilling Teachers Part 3

Making our work easier is good, actually.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

New blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Deskilling Teachers Part 3 open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: Deskilling Teachers Part 3

Making our work easier is good, actually.

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

One last time for this: Tuesday’s other blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The rise and fall (and rise again?) of PowerPoint open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: The rise and fall (and rise again?) of PowerPoint

Does A.I. mean we will all go back to clicking through slides?

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

One last time for this: Tuesday’s blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Why teachers learn to play the game open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: Why teachers learn to play the game

Part 2 of the Fake Education series

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Another reminder for this: Tuesday’s other blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The rise and fall (and rise again?) of PowerPoint open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: The rise and fall (and rise again?) of PowerPoint

Does A.I. mean we will all go back to clicking through slides?

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Another reminder for this: Yesterday’s blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: Why teachers learn to play the game open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: Why teachers learn to play the game

Part 2 of the Fake Education series

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

In case you missed it: Yesterday’s other blog post. (£ or free trial) PREMIUM: The rise and fall (and rise again?) of PowerPoint open.substack.com/pub/andrewol...

open.substack.com

PREMIUM: The rise and fall (and rise again?) of PowerPoint

Does A.I. mean we will all go back to clicking through slides?

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Andrew Old @oldandrewuk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026