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We’ve already tweeted a link to this Guardian magazine piece by Lucy Mangan, but for those who missed it here’s a brief overview, plus a few of our own thoughts on ‘credentialism’: Sitting exams is a game, and the game … Continue reading
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Almost a year ago, we wrote a post about sex and relationships education (SRE) titled “Let’s be Clear about SRE”. https://3diassociates.wordpress.com/2013/09/07/lets-be-clear-about-sre/ At the time, Nick Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister, had expressed his support for updating the SRE guidance – … Continue reading
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First the good news. The Guardian published an article this week posing the question, “What is the point of GCSEs?” http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/aug/19/are-gcses-still-relevant-education-training-age-18 It has followed this up with a column in todays’s paper written by Peter Wilby: GCSEs are obsolete … Continue reading
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So the GCSE and A-Level examination circus is over for another year, apart from requests for re-marks. There are celebrations and disappointments for those who have taken these exams and somehow these real young people are overlooked in the analysis … Continue reading
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In his most recent article, Will Hutton, has drawn attention to the significant problem of narrowing the gap between affluent and financially disadvantaged young people being accepted into university. Needless to say, the figures are startling yet unsurprising. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/17/university-access-unfair-poor-students-inequality-fees?CMP=twt_gu “From … Continue reading
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Increasingly there are voices in our media considering and commenting on the importance of education in the formation of “character” in children and young people. We see this as a very good thing – and have said so in many … Continue reading
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Simon Jenkins has written several stimulating and highly perceptive columns on the subject of education, and recently wrote another, published by the Guardian last week: Why computer science graduates can’t talk themselves into jobs http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/07/computer-science-graduates-victims-dirigiste-education On a day when young … Continue reading
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“The draft of the Clarke report obtained by the Guardian found that the city’s academies, lacking proper oversight, were in a state of . . . benign neglect, “vulnerable to those without good intentions”. Its criticisms went to the core … Continue reading
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Some time spent in the garden has provoked a few thoughts about nurseries and gardens, and about the people who run them. What are their motivations and methods? How do they see their roles and their responsibilities? The worst kind … Continue reading
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