Social Justice, Education, and the Pupil Premium

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After a rare weekend of sunshine, the weather returned to normal yesterday. Can this really be fair? Does Britain deserve such continuously dreary, dismal, wet weather? A scary thought. What if it does?

Meeting Needs, Personal Intelligence and Equal Opportunities

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I heard someone say to someone else recently, “Don’t neglect your own needs”, which prompted the thought that not only do many people not know or understand their own needs, they sometimes don’t seem to know or accept that everyone … Continue reading →

A Creative Workforce and the Secret of Success

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In the 3Di office we talk often about the importance of creativity and imagination – for living and also for working. In our part of London – the East End – there is now a huge community or artists and … Continue reading →

The Public Philosopher

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In recent blogs we’ve tried to discuss the centrality of education to all our futures, the purpose of education, the possibility of lifelong learning, and the role of public intellectuals in our society. Should philosophers and intellectuals appear on television … Continue reading →

After the Riots: Part Three – Forever Young, with Head, Hands and Heart

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Roger Lloyd Pack was talking about his Legacy Tunes on Radio Four. His mother listened to Mozart. Roger listened to Bob Dylan. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qgj4 Roger described Bob Dylan as his “mentor, friend and spiritual companion”. If anyone described me as a … Continue reading →

After The Riots – Part Two – Following It Through

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The Riots Communities and Victims panel has produced 63 recommendations aimed at preventing a repetition of the riots of August 2011. It is time to act. Who is going to do so? The riots were dramatic. They were, according to … Continue reading →

After the Riots

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Today sees the publication of the final report of the Riots, Communities and Victims Panel. “When people don’t feel they have a reason to stay out of trouble, the consequences for communities can be devastating – as we saw last … Continue reading →

Discovering Talents and Tackling Class Prejudice

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This blog is not about school exclusions, although readers might want to consider this story in today’s Guardian as background to what follows: Headteachers admit illegally excluding pupils Pupils were informally excluded for months or coerced into changing schools, children’s … Continue reading →

The Basic Act of Education

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In Britain we don’t have a written constitution, and this is something which many of those who believe in democracy find rather challenging. There is no point at all in setting out guiding principles if they are going to be … Continue reading →

Pupil Participation: The importance of collaboration

The subject of pupil voice and democracy in our schools is a very interesting one. All too frequently, School Councils are established to give young people a voice, only for them to find that their voice is cast aside or … Continue reading →