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2. Responsive Not Coercive Inspection: A Restoration and Reinterpretation of the Values, Principles and Procedures of HM Inspectorate (Abolished in 1992)

Author

Richards, Colin

Abstract

After widespread concern following the tragic death of a headteacher, the appointment of a new chief inspector for Ofsted and the prospect of a Labour government offer an opportunity for a radical appraisal of the current inspection regime. This article discusses some basic concepts and principles which might contribute to a system that is responsive, not coercive, and one that is infused by 'a duty of care'.

Published
2023

4. How Waun Mawn stone circle was designed and built, and when the Bluestones arrived at Stonehenge: a response to Darvill

Author

Pearson, Mike Parker, Pollard, Josh, Richards, Colin, Welham, Kate, Kinnaird, Timothy, Srivastava, Aayush, Casswell, Chris, Shaw, Dave, Simmons, Ellen, Stanford, Adam, Bevins, Richard, Ixer, Rob, Ruggles, Clive, Rylatt, Jim, and Edinborough, Kevan

Subjects
Stonehenge Site, England -- History, Historic sites -- Design and construction -- Location, Cromlechs -- Design and construction -- Location, Anthropology/archeology/folklore
Abstract

In response to Timothy Darvill's article, 'Mythical rings?' (this issue), which argues for an alternative interpretation of Waun Mawn circle and its relationship with Stonehenge, Parker Pearson and colleagues report new evidence from the Welsh site and elaborate on aspects of their original argument. The discovery of a hearth at the centre of the circle, as well as further features around its circumference, reinforces the authors' original interpretation. The authors explore the evidence for the construction sequence, which was abandoned before the completion of the monument. Contesting Darvill's argument that the Aubrey Holes at Stonehenge originally held posts, the authors reassert their interpretation of this circle of cut features as Bluestone settings. Keywords: UK, Waun Mawn, Stonehenge, stone circles, Introduction In responding to our Antiquity article, The original Stonehenge?' (Parker Pearson et al. 2021b), Timothy Darvill (2022) questions both the interpretation of Waun Mawn as an unfinished stone circle [...]

Published
2022
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5. Questionable Questioning, and Imposter Syndrome: A Provocation and Two Reminiscences

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Richards, Colin

Abstract

In a previous article in "FORUM," Ofsted's criteria for 'outstanding grades' were described as 'outstanding nonsense'. In the first part of this short two-part article, a similarly sceptical view is taken in regard to one important practice in the current Ofsted framework -- interviewing children to see how much they remember of the curriculum they have been taught. Such questioning is argued to be 'questionable'. Then, in a pair of reminiscences which comprise the second part, the author, himself a former school inspector who worked for Ofsted for four years, considers 'imposter syndrome': that gap between self and role which a teacher or inspector may suddenly become aware of, perhaps acutely.

Published
2022
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10. Schools of thought

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Richards, Colin, Brown, Roger, Lexden, Alistair, Roffe, Melvyn, and Barber, Stephen

Subjects
Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

Melissa Denes has produced a superb, forensic exhumation of the many issues surrounding independent education ('The 7 per cent question', 10 November). I feel it's almost churlish of me to [...]

Published
2023

11. Strictly speaking

Author

Brown, Dick and Richards, Colin

Subjects
Education -- Methods, School lunches, School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc., Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

I thought Will Lloyd's column on the Michaela school was elegant and nuanced. However, he makes some wild and false generalisations--for example, 'the teaching methods of most British schools [are] [...]

Published
2024

12. Being an Inspector Is Not a Bed of Roses

Author

Richards, Colin

Abstract

School inspection has always attracted great controversy, but especially since the inception of the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted). Over the years, many voices have entered the debate about inspection, but one particular voice has hardly been heard--that of rank-and-file inspectors themselves. This attempts to offer a glimpse of their perspective through an unusual lens.

Published
2020
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14. The original Stonehenge? A dismantled stone circle in the Preseli Hills of west Wales

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Pearson, Mike Parker, Pollard, Josh, Richards, Colin, Welham, Kate, Kinnaird, Timothy, Shaw, Dave, Simmons, Ellen, Stanford, Adam, Bevins, Richard, Ixer, Rob, Ruggles, Clive, Rylatt, Jim, and Edinborough, Kevan

Subjects
Stonehenge Site, England -- Origin, Anthropological research, Cromlechs -- Discovery and exploration, Anthropology/archeology/folklore
Abstract

The discovery of a dismantled stone circle--close to Stonehenge's bluestone quarries in west Wales-raises the possibility that a 900-year-old legend about Stonehenge being built from an earlier stone circle contains a grain of truth. Radiocarbon and OSL dating of Waun Mawn indicate construction c. 3000 BC, shortly before the initial construction of Stonehenge. The identical diameters of Waun Mawn and the enclosing ditch of Stonehenge, and their orientations on the midsummer solstice sunrise, suggest that at least part of the Waun Mawn circle was brought from west Wales to Salisbury Plain. This interpretation complements recent isotope work that supports a hypothesis of migration of both people and animals from Wales to Stonehenge. Keywords: Britain, Preseli, Stonehenge, Neolithic, megaliths, stone circle, Introduction In the oldest story of Stonehenge's origins, the History of the Kings of Britain (c. AD 1136), Geoffrey of Monmouth describes how the monument was built using stones from [...]

Published
2021
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15. Desperate straits

Author

Lynch, Austen, Richards, Colin, and Daniels, Judith A.

Subjects
Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

Will Lloyd reports Rupert Harrison has 'been awarded a safe seat to fight for at the next election' (Cover Story, 17 November), which includes Bicester. When the town was last [...]

Published
2023

19. Bold Assertions: A Comment on the Bold Beginnings Debate

Author

Richards, Colin

Abstract

The Ofsted report Bold Beginnings was met with virulent opposition from the early years community. It tried to foreclose, rather than open up, debate about the Reception year; its wording was particularly incendiary. Almost a year on, straws in the wind suggest that the community's reaction was justified and that a battle for the soul of Reception is well under way.

Published
2018
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20. Remembering Plowden

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Richards, Colin

Abstract

In 2017 the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of the much misunderstood and maligned Plowden Report went unnoticed -- a pity for those sharing progressive values, needed much more now than in the 1960s. In this article the author argues that the spirit of the report and its underlying values need restating in the current climate.

Published
2018
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21. Ofsted Inspection as Existential Threat

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Richards, Colin

Abstract

This article exposes the fear that is at the heart of the Ofsted inspection process. It presents a challenge to Ofsted's Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. She must tread carefully if she is to reform Ofsted and our broken accountability system.

Published
2018
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22. The roots of neglect

Author

Richmond, Robin C. and Richards, Colin

Subjects
Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

Lisa Crausby and Tom Arbuthnott (Correspondence, 8 September), with their Eton and Star Academies sixth-form scheme, misunderstand the features of poverty that negatively affect achievement. Research has shown that underachievement [...]

Published
2023

23. Education, education, education

Author

Richards, Colin, Gibbs, John, and Morley, Steve

Subjects
Education -- United Kingdom, Literature/writing, Political science
Abstract

There is a stubborn attainment gap between private and state school students (Leader, 25 August). Educational inequalities are rising, not falling. That gap will never be closed until resources and [...]

Published
2023

24. An investigation of the determinants of the local and systemic inflammatory responses in patients with colorectal cancer

Author

Richards, Colin H.

Subjects
616.994, RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer), RD Surgery
Abstract

Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the Western world but the factors that determine disease progression remain poorly understood. At the outset of this thesis it was recognised that tumour growth and metastases were determined by complex interactions between tumour and host. It was evident that a systemic inflammatory response was associated with poor prognosis in colorectal cancer while a strong local immune cell response conferred a favourable outcome. This thesis investigated this topic by examining the factors responsible for activating, maintaining and regulating these inflammatory responses and drew the following conclusions: Chapter 3 concluded that abnormal patient physiology, in particular the presence of anaemia and cardiac disease, was strongly associated with a systemic inflammatory response in patients with colorectal cancer. Targeting specific physiological parameters may therefore be a novel way to improve a patients’ inflammatory status. Chapter 5 used CT image analysis to confirm a strong relationship between systemic inflammation and reduced skeletal muscle mass in patients with colorectal cancer. This offered insight into the underlying basis of cancer-related weight loss and suggested attenuation of the host inflammatory response may be a therapeutic target in cancer cachexia. Chapter 6 built on these results with a detailed examination of the relative importance of pre-, intra- and post-operative factors in patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer. Rather than being the cause of disease recurrence, surgical complications appeared to be a consequence of pre-existing physiological disturbance and systemic inflammation, supporting a concept whereby pre-operative status is of paramount importance to long-term cancer outcomes. Chapter 7 investigated possible links between the local and systemic inflammatory responses. The pathological feature of tumour necrosis was confirmed as both an independent prognostic indicator in colorectal cancer and the first documented link between local and systemic inflammation. A model was proposed whereby failure of local anti-tumour control leads to rapid growth, tissue hypoxia and cellular necrosis, triggering the host to initiate a systemic inflammatory response. The local inflammatory response in colorectal cancer was then considered. Chapter 8 confirmed that, while a strong local response was primarily the result of lymphocyte infiltration, the examination of individual cell types did not add prognostic value compared to an overall grade of peritumoural inflammation. Chapter 9 built on this knowledge to examine the clinical utility of the local inflammatory response in colorectal cancer. It was clear that the density of cellular infiltrate was more important than the type or location of individual immune cells. After comparing a number of methodologies, an overall grade of peritumoural inflammation, using the Klintrup-Makinen (K-M) criteria, was established as the preferred technique for assessing the local inflammatory response in colorectal cancer.

Published
2014

25. Long-distance landscapes

Author

Pearson, Mike Parker, primary, Bevins, Richard, additional, Ixer, Rob, additional, Pollard, Joshua, additional, Richards, Colin, additional, and Welham, Kate, additional

Published
2020
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27. Revisiting and Recovering an Educational Approach to School Inspection

Author

Richards, Colin

Abstract

The appointment of a new chief inspector from January 2017 offers the opportunity to re-set the relationship between Ofsted and the teaching profession. Both inspectors and teachers need to readjust their mindsets, if inspection is to be seen as developmental and principled rather than judgemental and arbitrary. Without claiming that it was exemplary or that it was not without stress for the inspected or the inspectors, this article argues that the approach used by Her Majesty's Inspectorate (HMI) prior to 1992 should be revisited and lessons learnt for the further development of school inspection.

Published
2017
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28. Megalith quarries for Stonehenge's bluestones

Author

Pearson, Mike Parker, Pollard, Josh, Richards, Colin, Welham, Kate, Casswell, Chris, French, Charles, Schlee, Duncan, Shaw, Dave, Simmons, Ellen, Stanford, Adam, Bevins, Richard, and Ixer, Rob

Subjects
Stonehenge Site, England -- Natural history, Anthropological research, Neolithic period -- Research, Megalithic monuments -- Natural history, Quarrying, Archaeology, Computer aided manufacturing, Anthropology/archeology/folklore
Abstract

Geologists and archaeologists have long known that the bluestones of Stonehenge came from the Preseli Hills of west Wales, 230km away, but only recently have some of their exact geological [...]

Published
2019
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31. A Tale of Two Interpretations: Ofsted's Expectations Reexamined

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Richards, Colin

Abstract

Since September 2015 the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) has introduced major changes to its inspection procedures and expectations. These are embodied in its handbook for school inspection. Ofsted claims more than it can deliver; in particular it makes impossible demands on its inspectors--in terms of applying both evaluation criteria and grade descriptors. It also raises unrealistic expectations of and demands on schools.

Published
2016
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41. Preoperative risk factors for conversion from laparoscopic to open cholecystectomy: a validated risk score derived from a prospective U.K. database of 8820 patients

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Fenwick, Stephen, Elmasry, Mohamed, Nunes, Quentin, Kennedy, David, Khan, Raja B., Khan, Muhammad A.S., Magee, Conor J., Jones, Steven M., Mason, Denise, Parappally, Ciny P., Mathur, Pawan, Saunders, Michael, Jamel, Sara, Haque, Samer U.l., Zafar, Sara, Shiwani, Muhammad H., Samuel, Nehemiah, Dar, Farooq, Jackson, Andrew, Lovett, Bryony, Dindyal, Shiva, Winter, Hannah, Rahman, Saquib, Wheatley, Kevin, Nieto, Tom, Ayaani, Soofiyah, Youssef, Haney, Nijjar, Rajwinder S., Watkin, Helen, Naumann, David, Emeshi, Sophie, Sarmah, Piyush B., Lee, Kathryn, Joji, Nikita, Heath, Jonathan, Teasdale, Rebecca L., Weerasinghe, Chamindri, Needham, Paul J., Welbourn, Hannah, Forster, Luke, Finch, David, Blazeby, Jane M., Robb, William, McNair, Angus G.K., Hrycaiczuk, Alex, Charalabopoulos, Alexandros, Kadirkamanathan, Sritharan, Tang, Cheuk-Bong, Jayanthi, Naga V.G., Noor, Nigel, Dobbins, Brian, Cockbain, Andrew J., Nilsen-Nunn, April, de Siqueira, Jonathan, Pellen, Mike, Cowley, Jonathan B., Ho, Wei-Min, Miu, Victor, White, Timothy J., Hodgkins, Kathryn A., Kinghorn, Alison, Tutton, Matthew G., Al-Abed, Yahya A., Menzies, Donald, Ahmad, Anwar, Reed, Joanna, Khan, Shabuddin, Monk, David, Vitone, Louis J., Murtaza, Ghulam, Joel, Abraham, Brennan, Stephen, Shier, David, Zhang, Catherine, Yoganathan, Thusidaran, Robinson, Steven J., McCallum, Iain J.D., Jones, Michael J., Elsayed, Mohammed, Tuck, Liz, Wayman, John, Carney, Kate, Aroori, Somaiah, Hosie, Kenneth B., Kimble, Adam, Bunting, David M., Fawole, Adeshina S., Basheer, Mohammed, Dave, Rajiv V., Sarveswaran, Janahan, Jones, Elinor, Kendal, Chris, Tilston, Michael P., Gough, Martin, Wallace, Tom, Singh, Shailendra, Downing, Justine, Mockford, Katherine A., Issa, Eyad, Shah, Nayab, Chauhan, Neal, Wilson, Timothy R., Forouzanfar, Amir, Wild, Jonathan R.L., Nofal, Emma, Bunnell, Catherine, Madbak, Khaliel, Rao, Sudhindra T.V., Devoto, Laurence, Siddiqi, Najaf, Khawaja, Zechan, Hewes, James C., Gould, Laura, Chambers, Alice, Rodriguez, Daniel U., Sen, Gourab, Robinson, Stuart, Bartlett, Francis, Rae, David M., Stevenson, Thomas E.J., Sarvananthan, Kas, Dwerryhouse, Simon J., Higgs, Simon M., Old, Oliver J., Hardy, Thomas J., Shah, Reena, Hornby, Steve T., Keogh, Ken, Frank, Lucinda, Al-Akash, Musallam, Upchurch, Emma A., Frame, Richard J., Hughes, Michael, Jelley, Clare, Weaver, Simon, Roy, Sudipta, Sillo, Toritseju O., Galanopoulos, Giorgios, Cuming, Tamzin, Cunha, Pedro, Tayeh, Salim, Kaptanis, Sarantos, Heshaishi, Mohamed, Eisawi, Abdalla, Abayomi, Michael, Ngu, Wee S., Fleming, Katie, Bajwa, Dalvir S., Chitre, Vivek, Aryal, Kamal, Ferris, Paul, Silva, Michael, Lammy, Simon, Mohamed, Sarah, Khawaja, Amir, Hussain, Adnan, Ghazanfar, Mudassar A., Bellini, Maria I., Ebdewi, Hamdi, Elshaer, Mohamed, Gravante, Gianpiero, Drake, Benjamin, Ogedegbe, Arikoge, Mukherjee, Dipankar, Arhi, Chanpreet, Giwa, Lola, Iqbal, Nusrat, Watson, Nicholas F., Aggarwal, Smeer K., Orchard, Philippa, Villatoro, Eduardo, Willson, Peter D., Mok, Kam W.J., Woodman, Thomas, Deguara, Jean, Garcea, Giuseppe, Babu, Benoy I., Dennison, Alistair R., Malde, Deep, Lloyd, David, Slavin, John P., Jones, Robert P., Ballance, Laura, Gerakopoulos, Stratos, Jambulingam, Periyathambi, Mansour, Sami, Sakai, Naomi, Acharya, Vikas, Sadat, Mohammed M., Karim, Lawen, Larkin, David, Amin, Khalid, Khan, Amarah, Law, Jennifer, Jamdar, Saurabh, Smith, Stella R., Sampat, Keerthika, O'shea, Kathryn M., Manu, Mangta, Asprou, Fotini M., Malik, Nabeela S., Chang, Jessica, Johnstone, Marianne, Lewis, Michael, Roberts, Geoffrey P., Karavadra, Babu, Photi, Evangelos, Hewes, James, Rodriguez, Dan, O'Reilly, Derek A., Rate, Anthony J., Sekhar, Hema, Henderson, Lucy T., Starmer, Benjamin Z., Coe, Peter O., Tolofari, Sotonye, Barrie, Jenifer, Bashir, Gareth, Sloane, Jake, Madanipour, Suroosh, Halkias, Constantine, Trevatt, Alexander E.J., Borowski, David W., Hornsby, Jane, Courtney, Michael J., Virupaksha, Suvi, Seymour, Keith, Robinson, Sarah, Hawkins, Helen, Bawa, Sadiq, Gallagher, Paul V., Reid, Alistair, Wood, Peter, Finch, Jonathan G., Finch, J.Guy, Parmar, Jitesh, Stirland, Euan, Gardner-Thorpe, James, Al-Muhktar, Ahmed, Peterson, Mark, Majeed, Ali, Bajwa, Farrukh M., Martin, Jack, Choy, Alfred, Tsang, Andrew, Pore, Naresh, Andrew, David R., Al-Khyatt, Waleed, Santosh Bhandari, Christopher Taylor, Chambers, Adam, Subramanium, Dhivya, Toh, Simon K.C., Carter, Nicholas C., Mercer, Stuart J., Knight, Benjamin, Vijay, Vardhini, Alagaratnam, Swethan, Sinha, Sidhartha, Khan, Shahab, El-Hasani, Shamsi S., Hussain, Abdulzahra A., Bhattacharya, Vish, Kansal, Nisheeth, Fasih, Tani, Jackson, Claire, Siddiqui, Midhat N., Chishti, Imran A., Fordham, Imogen J., Siddiqui, Zohaib, Bausbacher, Harald, Geogloma, Ileana, Gurung, Kabita, Tsavellas, George, Basynat, Pradeep, Shrestha, Ashish K., Basu, Sanjoy, Chhabra, Alok, Harilingam, Mohan, Rabie, Mohamed, Akhtar, Mansoor, Kumar, Pradeep, Jafferbhoy, Sadaf F., Hussain, Najam, Raza, Soulat, Haque, Manzarul, Alam, Imran, Aseem, Rabiya, Patel, Shakira, Asad, Mehek, Booth, Michael I., Ball, William R., Wood, Christopher P.J., Pinho-Gomes, Ana C., Kausar, Ambareen, Obeidallah, Mohammed, Varghase, Joseph, Lodhia, Joshil, Bradley, Donal, Rengifo, Carla, Lindsay, David, Gopalswamy, Sivakumar, Finlay, Ian, Wardle, Stacy, Bullen, Naomi, Iftikhar, Syed Y., Awan, Altaf, Ahmed, Javed, Leeder, Paul, Fusai, Guiseppe, Bond-Smith, Giles, Psica, Alicja, Puri, Yogesh, Hou, David, Noble, Fergus, Szentpali, Karoly, Broadhurst, Jack, Date, Ravindra, Hossack, Martin R., Goh, Yan L., Turner, Paul, Shetty, Vinutha, Riera, Manel, Macano, Christina A.W., Sukha, Anisha, Preston, Shaun R., Hoban, Jennifer R., Puntis, Daniel J., Williams, Sophie V., Krysztopik, Richard, Kynaston, James, Batt, Jeremy, Doe, Matthew, Goscimski, Andrzej, Jones, Gareth H., Hall, Claire, Carty, Nick, Ahmed, Jamil, Panteleimonitis, Sofoklis, Gunasekera, Rohan T., Sheel, Andrea R.G., Lennon, Hannah, Hindley, Caroline, Reddy, Marcus, Kenny, Ross, Elkheir, Natalie, McGlone, Emma R., Rajaganeshan, Rajasundaram, Hancorn, Kate, Hargreaves, Anita, Prasad, Raj, Longbotham, David A., Vijayanand, Dhakshinamoorthy, Wijetunga, Imeshi, Ziprin, Paul, Nicolay, Christopher R., Yeldham, Geoffrey, Read, Edward, Gossage, James A., Rolph, Rachel C., Ebied, Husam, Phull, Manraj, Khan, Mohammad A., Popplewell, Matthew, Kyriakidis, Dimitrios, Hussain, Anwar, Henley, Natasha, Packer, Jessica R., Derbyshire, Laura, Porter, Jonathan, Appleton, Shaun, Farouk, Marwan, Basra, Melvinder, Jennings, Neil A., Ali, Shahda, Kanakala, Venkatesh, Ali, Haythem, Lane, Risha, Dickson-Lowe, Richard, Zarsadias, Prizzi, Mirza, Darius, Puig, Sonia, Al Amari, Khalid, Vijayan, Deepak, Sutcliffe, Robert, Marudanayagam, Ravi, Hamady, Zayed, Prasad, Abheesh R., Patel, Abhilasha, Durkin, Damien, Kaur, Parminder, Bowen, Laura, Byrne, James P., Pearson, Katherine L., Delisle, Theo G., Davies, James, Tomlinson, Mark A., Johnpulle, Michelle A., Slawinski, Corinna, Macdonald, Andrew, Nicholson, James, Newton, Katy, Mbuvi, James, Farooq, Ansar, Mothe, Bhavani S., Zafrani, Zakhi, Brett, Daniel, Francombe, James, Spreadborough, Philip, Barnes, James, Cheung, Melanie, Al-Bahrani, Ahmed Z., Preziosi, Giuseppe, Urbonas, Tomas, Alberts, Justin, Mallik, Mekhlola, Patel, Krashna, Segaran, Ashvina, Doulias, Triantafyllos, Sufi, Pratik A., Yao, Caroline, Pollock, Sarah, Manzelli, Antonio, Wajed, Saj, Kourkulos, Michail, Pezzuto, Roberto, Wadley, Martin, Hamilton, Emma, Jaunoo, Shameen, Padwick, Robert, Sayegh, Mazin, Newton, Richard C., Hebbar, Madhusoodhana, Farag, Sameh F., Hebbar, Madhu, Spearman, John, Hamdan, Mohammed F., D'Costa, Conrad, Blane, Christine, Giles, Mathew, Peter, Mark B., Hirst, Natalie A., Hossain, Tanvir, Pannu, Arslan, El-Dhuwaib, Yesar, Morrison, Tamsin E.M., Taylor, Greg W., Thompson, Ronald L.E., McCune, Ken, Loughlin, Paula, Lawther, Roger, Byrnes, Colman K., Simpson, Duncan J., Mawhinney, Abi, Warren, Conor, McKay, Damian, McIlmunn, Colin, Martin, Serena, MacArtney, Matthew, Diamond, Tom, Davey, Phil, Jones, Claire, Clements, Joshua M., Digney, Ruairi, Chan, Wei M., McCain, Stephen, Gull, Sadaf, Janeczko, Adam, Dorrian, Emmet, Harris, Andrew, Dawson, Suzanne, Johnston, Dorothy, McAree, Barry, Ghareeb, Essam, Thomas, George, Connelly, Martin, McKenzie, Stephen, Cieplucha, Krzysztos, Spence, Gary, Campbell, William, Hooks, Gareth, Bradley, Neil, Hill, Arnold D.K., Cassidy, John T., Boland, Michael, Burke, Paul, Nally, Deirdre M., Khogali, Elmoataz, Shabo, Wael, Iskandar, Edrin, McEntee, Gerry P., O'Neill, Maeve A., Peirce, Colin, Lyons, Emma M., O'Sullivan, Adrian W., Thakkar, Rohan, Carroll, Paul, Ivanovski, Ivan, Balfe, Paul, Lee, Matthew, Winter, Des C., Kelly, Michael E., Hoti, Emir, Maguire, Donal, Karunakaran, Priyadarssini, Geoghegan, Justin G., Martin, Sean T., Cross, Keith S., Cooke, Fiachra, Zeeshan, Saquib, Murphy, James O., Mealy, Ken, Mohan, Helen M., Nedujchelyn, Yuwaraja, Ullah, Muhammad F., Ahmed, Irfan, Giovinazzo, Francesco, Milburn, James, Prince, Sarah, Brooke, Eleanor, Buchan, Joanna, Khalil, Ahmed M., Vaughan, Elizabeth M., Ramage, Michael I., Aldridge, Roland C., Gibson, Simon, Nicholson, Gary A., Vass, David G., Grant, Alan J., Holroyd, David J., Jones, Angharad, Sutton, Cherith M.L.R., O'Dwyer, Patrick, Nilsson, Frida, Weber, Beatrix, Williamson, Tracey K., Lalla, Kushik, Bryant, Alice, Carter, Ross, Forrest, Craig R., Hunter, David I., Nassar, Ahmad H., Orizu, Mavis N., Knight, Katrina, Qandeel, Haitham, Suttie, Stuart, Belding, Rowena, McClarey, Andrew, Boyd, Alan T., Guthrie, Graeme J.K., Lim, Pei J., Luhmann, Andreas, Watson, Angus J.M., Richards, Colin H., Nicol, Laura, Madurska, Marta, Harrison, Ewen, Boyce, Kathryn M., Roebuck, Amanda, Ferguson, Graeme, Pati, Pradeep, Wilson, Michael S.J., Dalgaty, Faith, Fothergill, Laura, Driscoll, Peter J., Mozolowski, Kirsty L., Banwell, Victoria, Bennett, Stephen P., Rogers, Paul N., Skelly, Brendan L., Rutherford, Claire L., Mirza, Ahmed K., Lazim, Taha, Lim, Henry C.C., Duke, Diana, Ahmed, Talat, Beasley, William D., Wilkinson, Marc D., Maharaj, Geta, Malcolm, Cathy, Brown, Timothy H., Shingler, Guy M., Mowbray, Nicholas, Radwan, Rami, Morcous, Paul, Wood, Simon, Kadhim, Abbas, Stewart, Duncan J., Baker, Andrew L., Tanner, Nicola, Shenoy, Hrishikesh, Sutcliffe, Robert P., Hollyman, Marianne, Hodson, James, Bonney, Glenn, Vohra, Ravi S., and Griffiths, Ewen A.

Published
2016
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43. Islands of history: the Late Neolithic timescape of Orkney

Author

Bayliss, Alex, Marshall, Peter, Richards, Colin, and Whittle, Alasdair

Subjects
Orkney -- History, Chronology -- Analysis, Anthropology/archeology/folklore
Abstract

Orkney is internationally recognised for its exceptionally well-preserved Neolithic archaeology. The chronology of the Orcadian Neolithic is, however, relatively poorly defined. The authors analysed a large body of radiocarbon and luminescence dates, formally modelled in a Bayesian framework, to address the timescape of Orkney's Late Neolithic. The resultant chronology for the period suggests differences in the trajectory of social change between the 'core' (defined broadly as the World Heritage site) and the 'periphery' beyond. Activity in the core appears to have declined markedly from c. 2800 cal BC, which, the authors suggest, resulted from unsustainable local political tensions and social concerns. Keywords: Orkney, Late Neolithic, settlement, Bayesian modelling, Late Neolithic Orkney Orkney is rightly famed for the exceptional quality and preservation of its Neolithic archaeology. House walls can stand above head-height, and chambers in tombs display outstanding masonry [...]

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2017
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46. How Waun Mawn stone circle was designed and built, and when the Bluestones arrived at Stonehenge: a response to Darvill

Author

Parker Pearson, Mike, primary, Pollard, Josh, additional, Richards, Colin, additional, Welham, Kate, additional, Kinnaird, Timothy, additional, Srivastava, Aayush, additional, Casswell, Chris, additional, Shaw, Dave, additional, Simmons, Ellen, additional, Stanford, Adam, additional, Bevins, Richard, additional, Ixer, Rob, additional, Ruggles, Clive, additional, Rylatt, Jim, additional, and Edinborough, Kevan, additional

Published
2022
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48. More Outstanding Nonsense: A Critique of Ofsted Criteria

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Richards, Colin

Abstract

The Office for Standards in Education's most recently published criteria for "outstanding" teaching are scrutinised and found wanting. They are seen as unrealistic for teachers to meet and equally unrealistic as criteria for use by inspectors. An explanation is offered as to why they are framed as they are and an alternative, more realistic and meaningful way of categorising schools and reporting findings is outlined.

Published
2015
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49. An archaeological study of Neolithic Orkney : architecture, order and social classification

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Richards, Colin

Subjects
930.1, CC Archaeology
Abstract

Orkney has always been reowned for the high quality of its Neolithic monuments. The use of local sandstone in their construction has ensured a degree of survival unknown elsewhere in Britain. More importantly, these buildings include houses and villages, perhaps the best known being Skara Brae. Curiously, this aspect of the archaeological resource has tended to be ignored in any analytical sense, and the domestic structures assume a merely descriptive role in discussions of social organisation and its change through time. Here a more positive stance is taken towards all forms of Neolithic buildings with particular emphasis placed on attempting to understand the cosmologically derived principles of classification and order inherent within their architecture. Thus, much of this thesis is involved with a detailed examination of architecture and its spatial representation. However, to understand the more subtle aspects of spatial organisation a more subjective approach is advanced in which the movement and activities of people (including myself), at particular places and times, is of central importance. Since social practices determine spatial meaning, other aspects of material culture, it manufacture, use and deposition, are also examined. This investigation is undertaken within a framework which assumes that different forms of classification and order will always determine how something is made and used. This aspect of the enquiry is mainly concerned with ceramics, in particular Grooved ware. Field survey in the form of field-walking is also a component of this research. A selected area of Mainland, Orkney, was examined from 1984-6, in order to re-evaluate the settlement evidence.

Published
1993

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