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MEDIA

Can An  Understanding Of  The Past Help Ofsted Find a Better Future?

in FORUM Volume 65 (2023) Issue 3   ISSN 0963-8253 pages 42-52

Teach Secondary January 2024

The Right Stuff?   

 

'Enterprise and Employability: Do They Reinforce Inequality?'

in Teaching Business & Economics Autumn 2023 pages 4-6.

Teach Secondary October 2023

The Power of Self-Determination

Teach Secondary September 2023

A Questionable Agency

Teach Secondary June 2023

Who Inspects the Inspectors?

What do six former HMI think of Ofsted's current woes? 7 July 2023 You Tube video

The Guardian Saturday 25 March 2023

The Inspector: Ofsted is vital but not it's culture of hitting targets at any price

 

Teach Secondary  February 2023 

The Hit  Squad Myth

Teach Secondary December 2022  

Careers provision – Ofsted’s checked it before, so what’s different this time?

The Association for European Economics Education in 'Teaching Business & Economics' Autumn 2022

Teach Secondary November 2022

Ofsted inspections – What the documents leak reveals about the regulator’s priorities

Teach Secondary  October 2022

Ofsted inspections – What to do (and not do) on day 1

Teach Secondary 19 August 2022

Ofsted Explained

Schools Week 5 August 2022 Adrian Lyons & Meena Wood

Ofsted's autocratic curriculum experiment has failed 

Schools Week 22 April 2022

We can’t afford our chaotic approach to work-readiness - opinion piece

6 June 2022

Knowledge Skills & Enterprise in English schools

Teach Secondary

Knowledge narrowed? – How Ofsted’s deep dives betray the government’s curriculum priorities

'Teaching Business and Economics' Summer 2022

Initial Teacher Training: A Guide for Schools and Mentors'

'Teaching Business and Economics' Summer 2022

'Getting Ready for Work' Five years On

 Frank and Stan Chat No.96 with Adrian Lyons, ex specialist HMI now available, a day earlier than usual here https://youtu.be/S1LfWOCa1xw. Chat covers energy prices, Covid rates, HMI expertise, ITT developments and teacher recruitment figures. Also cover 'absolute poverty'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1LfWOCa1xw

 

libby isaac

@libbyisaac

This was such a fantastic conversation. We spoke about the flaws of the current ofsted framework and why they are repeated cycles, also the current GCSE curriculum. An ofsted “deep dive!” ⁦

@AdrianLyonsFRSA     ⁩ ⁦@FrankWNorris

twitter.com/libbyisaac/status/1500387079414599682?s=12

'Getting ready for work 5 years on' (video presentation) Rethinking Education Conference September 2022

 

Radio Productions
February 2021 - February 2023, researching and producing this monthly show on Fortress Radio- 'Melody in my Heart with Adrian Lyons'-  featuring the music of and discussion with contemporary Salvation Army composers.

Feb 2021 - Dick Krommenhoek

March 2021 - Kenneth Downie

April 2021 - William Himes pt 1

May 2021 - William Himes pt 2

June 2021- Richard Phillips 

July 2021 - Dorothy Gates

August 2021- Andrew Mackereth

September 2021 - Dean Jones

October 2021 - Kevin Larsson

November 2021 - Trevor Davis

December 2021 - Christmas edition

January 2022 - Andrew Blyth

February 2022 - Yvonne Field

March 2022 - Howard Evans pt 1

April 2022 (Easter edition) - Howard Evans pt 2 

May 2022 - Martin Cordner

June 2022 - Paul Sharman 

July 2022 - Ray Steadman- Allen remembered part 1 with Barbara and Rosemary

August 2022 - Ray Steadman-Allen remembered part 2 with Barbara and Rosemary

September 2022 - Ray Steadman-Allen remembered part 3 with Barabara and Rosemary 

October 2022 - Norman Bearcroft remembered with Mark Bearcroft

November 2022 - Norman Bearcroft remembered with Mark Bearcroft part 2

December 2022 - Christmas edition

January 2023 - The music of George Marshall OF

 

  • BBC RADIO 2 MUSICAL DIRECTOR FOR SUNDAY HALF HOUR 22ND DECEMBER 1996 (SEE RADIO TIMES)

  • PREMIER RADIO – EASTER SATURDAY 1998 : A CENTUARY OF SALVATION ARMY SONGSTERS, PRESENTED BY JOHN PANTRY, WRITTEN BY ADRIAN LYONS

  • PRODUCER OF THE COLCHESTER SALVATION ARMY MILLENNIUM FESTIVAL WEEKEND (23-24 SEPTEMBER 2000) (AN HOUR OF THE SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT WAS BROADCAST BY BBC ESSEX ON 31/12/00)

PUBLICATIONS

ESSENTIAL ECONOMICS

Hodder & Stoughton - 1996

chapters are short and readable in one go
newspaper extracts illustrate the subject in context
summaries and 'makes you think!' sections are included at the end of each chapter

This book was intended for the general reader looking for an introduction to Economics and the A level Economics student who finds the standard size text book rather daunting.

CUSTOMER SERVICE IN LEISURE AND TOURISM

Hodder & Stoughton 1997

A book to support GNVQ Advanced students.

GOVERNMENT AND THE ECONOMY

Hodder & Stoughton - 1998

An introduction into basic economics as it affects as is affected by government policy.

LULLABY

Sing To The Lord - Children's Voices Volume 3, SP&S Ltd

A Christmas Song with words by Dr John Coutts, originally written for children's voices but more recently sung by adults.

I LOVE YOU (ARRANGED FOR BRASS BAND)

in the '12 Scripture Based Songs' series from SP&S Ltd 1998.

A setting for brass bands to accompany congregational use of Doug Horley’s beautiful song ‘I love You’.

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