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Michael Tidd
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‘Free internet for Year 10s only scratches the surface’
Government plan to give free laptops to some disadvantaged pupils is welcome – but it must go further, says Michael Tidd
20 April 2020
Coronavirus: ‘Schools should record their experiences’
Future generations of teachers and pupils will benefit from reading personal accounts of this crisis, says Michael Tidd
14 April 2020
Covid-19: ‘I’ve made many mistakes in the past month’
As a school leader in the middle of the coronavirus crisis, Michael Tidd admits that he’s made many mistakes
6 April 2020
‘It’s liberating to let go of the national curriculum’
Children in school are getting a pretty good deal with things they wouldn’t normally see in lessons, writes Michael Tidd
30 March 2020
‘We’ve got difficult decisions, with no right answers’
Heads are having to make tough judgement calls in response to coronavirus – with unclear guidance, says Michael Tidd
23 March 2020
‘Who knows if we’ll see our Year 6 pupils again?’
How do heads and teachers say goodbye to a community inextricably woven into their daily lives? Michael Tidd has no answers
19 March 2020