Showing posts with label Katharine Birbalsingh. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Katharine Birbalsingh. Show all posts
Saturday 30 July 2016

Boris Johnson praises Michaela Free School: 'rote learning, discipline and memorising'

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Friday 29 July 2016

Inside Birbalsingh's Boot Camp - How Michaela Free School 'supports' pupil behaviour

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'What's the problem?'   Headmistress Katharine Birbalsingh Many thanks to the reader who sent me a link to the Michaela S...
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Michaela Secondary Free School punishes children for having hard-up parents

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I suspect not many of my readers also read the Daily Mail so here is a brief summary of an on-line story carried by the Mail LINK . Katha...
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Sunday 9 August 2015

Tory propaganda: celebrating free school's 'achievements' before it opens...

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Anyone who doubted that free schools are a Conservative political project should be convinced by the public relations offensive launched b...
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Friday 17 October 2014

Does Michaela's 'private school ethos' mean they can ignore safety concerns as enquiries blocked?

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The only street entry/exit from Michaela Free school  Photo: Nick Wright (via Facebook) Reflecting concerns about teacher and childr...
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Saturday 13 September 2014

Birbalsingh's 'high standards' do not to appear to apply to the Michaela building

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Katharine Birbalsingh's strictures on school uniform (sturdy black traditional shoes - send us a picture for approval before purchasin...
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Monday 9 June 2014

Birmingham affair reinforces need for accountability through LAs

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Today's  report on Birmingham schools has revealed many contradictions but the one that strikes me most is that some of the most seriou...
Friday 2 May 2014

Michaela Free School asbestos fears demand answers from Birbalsingh and Gove

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The scene at Arena House earlier today Brent Teachers' Panel has written to Katharine Birbalsingh, headteacher designate of Michael...
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Sunday 27 April 2014

Will breathing be allowed in Birbalsingh's primary school?

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The editor cut my reference to"almost 'no breathing'  allowed"  in the letter published on April 10th  in the Kilburn...
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Tuesday 11 March 2014

Katharine Birbalsingh and the tale of the black and white shoe laces

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Michael Gove applauds Katharine Birbalsingh at Tory Party Conference Parents of Year 7 children who have been offered a place at the Mi...
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Saturday 26 October 2013

Would you choose a school recommended by this man?

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The message from Michael Gove above appears on the website of the Kings Science Academy, captured by me today in case it disappears. T...
Saturday 15 June 2013

Michaela Free School fails to convince teachers or the local community

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Apparently there were only about 40 people at the Michaela Free School meeting today and this included the Michaela representatives and par...
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Tuesday 4 June 2013

Good riddance to Michaela's monster advertisement tomorrow

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The Michaela Free School proposers are to take down the illegal giant advertisement they put up on Arena House, Wembley Park, tomorrow acco...
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Friday 24 May 2013

Brent Council accepted Michaela Free School as a 'fait accompli' in letter to DfE

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In Brent Council's  letter to the DfE regarding the application by Michaela Community School to set up a secondary free school in Wembl...
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Wednesday 1 May 2013

Michaela Free School bid foundering?

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Last week Brent officials met with proponents of the Michaela Free School about their bid to open a four form entry secondary school at Are...
Wednesday 10 April 2013

Brent's message to Birbalsingh: 'You are not wanted here'

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Having attracted only six (almost all critical) people at its first consultation, Michaela Secondary Free School hit rock bottom at its...
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Tuesday 26 March 2013

Michaela Free School: not needed, not wanted, not interested...

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I was only the sixth (and the last) person to attend the Michaela Free School Consultation this afternoon. The first on the attendance list...
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Sunday 24 March 2013

Petition launched against Birbalsingh's Michaela Free School

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The petition from parents, teachers and local residents launched today is available as a PDF on the panel opposite. Please run off copies a...
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