Prof Colin Diamond CBE

@Anfieldexile

Prof of Ed Leadership at Uni of Birmingham. Europhile. Dad, Anfield faithful since ‘63, keyboard player, Glastonbury crew, Harley D rider. Personal account.

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Joined August 2011
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    Jan 31

    Inspirational session tonight from on the MA Leadership for School Improvement module based on and a special case study on Thanks from us all 👏👏🏽👏🏿 Come again please ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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    9 hours ago

    Jon Harris from comes back to to share his experience of how to get a school from RI to outstanding and beyond. Inspirational and democratic leadership is key to success! A great start to the February SPMLD study weekend!

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    14 hours ago

    Halfon, please don't reinvent the education wheel! < Great piece about benefits of the IB. If we had to munch up GCSE/Alevels, it’s the only real alternative.

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    24 hours ago

    More than half of England's universities have fewer than 5% of poor white students in their intakes.

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    Feb 13

    We are delighted to announce the second phase of our campus in Dubai. UoB Vice-Chancellor joined CEO of Malek Al Malek to formalise the agreement in a ceremony held in Dubai International Academic City (DIAC).

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  6. Feb 13

    Spread the love ❤️😍🤣

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  7. Feb 13

    Thanks very much for the invite 👍👍I will join you if I can for this worthwhile event.

    Hello hope you are well and will you be able to attend our SENDFEST on the 11.3.19 and promote to your networks .
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    Feb 12

    NEW POST The Educationally Isolated - my foreword to a really fascinating report by and

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  9. Feb 12

    I’ll respond to the consultation on the new framework but OfSTED still hammers schools in challenged communities. Our most “outstanding” colleagues break their backs here but their contribution isn’t recognised. No wonder it’s hard to recruit and retain staff 🤔

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    Feb 11
    Replying to

    can you explain to the thing about 83% of grammar schools being rated 'Outstanding' and how that links to this graph? They're spending £50 million a year expanding the 11-plus because they don't get this and you don't explain.

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    Feb 11

    I’ve been saying for a long time that vocational ed is underrated+schools are too focussed on traditional academic routes, which are not for everybody. Interested in this idea from Education Select Committee chair What do you think of it?

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    Feb 10

    “GCSEs are a product of a different era. It would therefore make a great deal of sense to replace them with some sort of light-touch assessment to determine post-16 routes rather than persisting with high-stakes GCSEs”: my comments for ⁦⁩

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  13. Feb 10

    Ah. Some radical thinking here which is badly needed. We need to stand back and consider a relevant set of qualifications for 21C and not just dismiss. ⁦⁩ backing the ideas in principle. Sir Mike Tomlinson’s ideas have come of age.

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    Feb 10

    I’m keen to speak to professionals from a range of sectors who are looking for their next challenge. Please RT

    This is an amazing opportunity for a strategic leader to join a growing organisation with a clear vision. If you’re a Director-level professional from education or another sector click on the link for more details or contact Helen Stevenson on 01744 742351
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    Feb 8

    This time next month we'll be running our first open day of 2019 where you can learn more about our courses - and even receive a scholarship offer!

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    Feb 8

    Did you know that we offer on the spot scholarships at our Open Days? Apply ahead of the day and bring along copies of your transcripts and predicted grades. Register now for our 9 March Open Day

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    Feb 6

    Pupil and School Support in are delighted to announce that we have received our BDA Dyslexia Friendly Quality Mark this week. The verifier commented that "The practices observed throughout the verification visit have been, quite simply, exemplary."

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    Feb 6

    Some conversations are just a dream. From ‘Iqra’ to ‘educational nourishment’. Thank you Ros and Norm for hosting UOB. Looking forward to the collaboration.

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  19. Feb 6

    ⁦⁩ Great to see the vernacular being taught in UAE🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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    Feb 6

    I've been wondering what that special place in hell looks like, for those who promoted , without even a sketch of a plan how to carry it out safely.

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  21. Feb 5

    Grand Mosque Abu Dhabi Utterly spectacular ☪️

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