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Matt Hood
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Matt Hood: Oak has its critics, but the achievements are many
Outgoing Oak National Academy CEO Matt Hood looks back on the successes and challenges the digital lesson platform has faced over the past five years
General
28 March 2025
Matt Hood: Oak has its critics, but the achievements are many
Teacher autonomy debates ignore two crucial issues
With new insights on how Oak materials are being used to adapt or augment curriculum plans, chief executive Matt Hood says it proves debates about teacher autonomy need to evolve
General
2 December 2024
Teacher as a puppet, hands
‘Oak is not a silver bullet - but it’s a start’
School resource providers like Oak can help banish the notion that using ready-made resources is a ‘shortcut’, says Matt Hood
General
9 October 2023
Matt Hood
‘Three education policies that could change lives’
The Labour election manifesto hid some great education policies under an avalanche of promises, says Matt Hood
18 February 2020
Why is the national curriculum Ofsted’s gold standard?
Academies don’t have to follow the national curriculum. But, says Matt Hood, now Ofsted uses it as an informal benchmark, they may have no choice
7 February 2020
5 questions the DfE and the profession must answer...
...if we are to make England the best place in the world to be a teacher
30 August 2019