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In the depths of the Guardian’s website today we found the following article (a website that still doesn’t carry an “education” link on its home page menu, in spite of our requests for it to do so: clearly football, fashion … Continue reading
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Having spent an entire career committed to public state education, with a guiding principle of free education for all, it was fascinating to attend a lecture by the headmaster of Eton College and to be broadly in agreement with everything … Continue reading
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As promised, here are some bullet points from the Secretary of State for Education’s Q & A session at Wellington College. There was a brief two-way discussion between Michael Gove and Sir Anthony Seldon, headmaster of Wellington College. (NB: This … Continue reading
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The Festival of Education at Wellington gives those interested in education the opportunity to listen and speak to those who have determined policy over the decades. As previously reported, the first morning brought Kenneth Baker to the festival, with a … Continue reading
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The title of a panel discussion at the Wellington College Festival of Education last Saturday was “What do we want our children to know?” I’d been warned beforehand. This would be a rough ride. When there are so many excellent … Continue reading
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It’s hard know where to begin with this post on the Festival of Education at Wellington College. Since I’m still feeling riled by Toby Young’s comment about child centred education being “balls”, that would seem an appropriate place to kick … Continue reading
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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela There are good people in all walks of life. In education there are some really good people, who have committed their lives to nurturing … Continue reading
Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse. When you’re chewing on life’s gristle Don’t grumble, give a whistle And this’ll help things turn out for the best … Continue reading
“What is education FOR? Is it to teach us the nature of reality, or to give us the tools to deal with it?” So said Melvyn Bragg in the introduction to his “In Our Time” programme which focused on education, … Continue reading
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How often do we hear certain words and phrases and have only a fairly vague idea about their meaning without really paying attention to the detail of what someone is saying? What do we actually mean by “moral compass” or … Continue reading
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