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For the first time in about four years I won’t be visiting BETT this year in London. For the un-initiated BETT is an enormous educational technology trade show / conference held at Olympia in London each January. Things I’ll miss: Bumping into other educators I know from Twitter etc. Attending some of the fringe events…
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Leadership Lesson – Strong Positions, Weekly Held
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Playing With Lives – English GCSE Analysis
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Opportunity For All – What do MAT Data Leaders Need To Know? Part 2 (Data Trends)
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No More Year Zero
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