It was a good walk from the Hotel to the DfES office... a good long walk - for more than 30 minutes... I guess he wanted to serve dual purpose - to introduce and familiarise us with the surrounding... oh yes, he remembered that we were new to the city... so doubling up as a tour guide, too... how thoughtful he is...Oh yes, learnt a new plant that looks very much like Maple tree - the London Plains - a very common tree on the streets in London - that serve as a filter to the pollutants in the city...
The meeting at the DfES office gave everything a headstart... where the "mastermind" is... yes, the policy makers and think-tank... we are lucky to hear about the newly constructed self-review framework (involving 8 elements) and how it connects the work of the various agencies... oh yes, one more exciting upcoming platform - that reassembles that of the school cockpit, with a bigger intent in mind - taking into account of pupils' portfolio.
This was followed by a visit to Ofsted, another "powerful" and I think "feared-most" agency, that is equivalent to the school appraisal branch... Am amaze by the fact that schools can be given such short notices for preparation of the inspection... Just thinking... I really admire the level of transparency that the British practises - putting up the entire school appraisal report in the internet, making it public... there's no means the school can compromise, in providing quality education to the children... Just wondering, how will schools react, when one day, the SAB says, all EV reports will be up in the internet? Who knows, it can just happen... one day...
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晚上，实在是太累太累了。。。 卧在床上，不知不觉，睡着了。。。真的不行了。。。 今晚的晚餐又免了吧。。。 糟了， 明儿5点30分就得出发了！又没早餐！
真凉跄。。。