Chris Riddell on how one-word Ofsted assessments would apply to the Tory party – cartoon
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The One-Word Momentum That Will Instantly Transform Your Marriage
Janet Lansbury discusses the concept of Confident Momentum as it applies to positive parenting. She writes: Confident momentum has nothing to do with speed or rushing. It’s a positive, sometimes heroic kind of energy, an I-can-do-this-thing attitude of helpfulness that stems from the understanding that it’s perfectly normal for young children to stall, resist, and test limits. This is particularly true during transitions of any kind or whenever they’re experiencing uncomfortable emotions or stress, tiredness or overstimulation. It is in those situations that confident momentum is most helpful and respectful. Confident momentum means coming in (not on) strong, the way athletes do as they wind up for a pitch, or swing a bat, racket or golf club. We’re prepared for the likelihood of resistance and will meet it with positive action. Acting as if helps us find our groove. It gets more comfortable and fluid with practice. This is why your kids listen to preschool teachers better than they listen at home. The teacher is calm and confident and is moving proactively toward a goal and …
David Cameron sparks laughter from MPs after blunt one-word swipe from SNP | Politics | News
David Cameron’s attempts to answer questions from MPs for the first time sparked laughter this afternoon, after failing to satisfy one member of the Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committee. Lord Cameron took to Parliament this afternoon for his first grilling by the respected Committee, covering all topics from Israel, Palestine, Aid and his personal shock at being appointed to the top role by Rishi Sunak last November. Taking to the grilling with his usual confidence, Lord Cameron confidently answered most questions, but fell short when pressed on whether Israel is committing war crimes. Asked whether a Foreign Office lawyer has ever told him Israel may be in breach of their international humanitarian commitments, Lord Cameron said he couldn’t answer the question as he “can’t recall every single bit of paper that’s been put in front of me”. Adding he “doesn’t want to answer that question”, the Committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns pointed out that as Prime Minister he’d been more than happy to say that Syria had committed war crimes by using chemical weapons, and Hamas had …
Scrapping one-word gradings won’t solve heads’ ‘discomfort’, says Ofsted chief | Ofsted
Scrapping single-word gradings for schools would not alleviate the “underlying discomfort” teachers feel, Ofsted’s chief inspector has said, as she came under increasing pressure to reform the system after a headteacher’s suicide. Amanda Spielman has announced a series of changes in response to Ruth Perry’s death, but has been criticised for not going far enough. Perry, the head of a primary in Reading, killed herself earlier this year after learning an Ofsted inspection was to lower her school’s grade from “outstanding” to “inadequate”. “It’s not for me to decide that there will or won’t be judgments in this system. We could write a sentence but, if the significance is the same and the consequences are the same, then it wouldn’t really solve that underlying discomfort [of headteachers],” Spielman told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. “The choice is the wider accountability system which sets consequences for different overall outcomes. That is what drives the world’s focus on those overall grades for us.” Teachers in England have said they are being driven out of the profession by …