Frank and Stan Chat No.148: The Ed Dorrell Edition

Every now and again Frank and Stan are able to invite a colleague who has gained a national profile and provides a broader insight. This is such a week. We were delighted to spend 35 minutes or so chatting to Ed Dorrell, the Director of Public First and former Deputy Editor of the TES. Stan gets things moving by referring to a recent NFER report that explains how senior leaders are having to cut into their budgets to balance the books. The impact appears to include fewer Teaching Assistants and external visits including residential for pupils. Ed then reflects on the very low attendance figures in many schools and shares a very recent anecdotal story to highlight the challenge. The chat moves into the effectiveness (or not) of Covid Recovery programmes and EHE. Frank then gets two bites of the cherry. Firstly, he considers recent communication he has had with OFQUAL and how disappointing it is in terms of supporting students living in the most disadvantaged areas in the country. He then asks Ed and Stan to consider the current impact of Chat GPT. It is a special chat and we hope you enjoy it. Next week we celebrate three years of Frank and Stan Chat. No cakes or champagne even though it will be a sort of work party. Just more chat this time with Prof Jackie Carter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.