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Yesterday, (4th July 2016), there was a debate in parliament about the EBacc and the potential inclusion of the expressive arts as a compulsory component of the EBacc. Currently, the English Baccalaureate is made up of: English mathematics history or … Continue reading
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It’s sometimes sensible to wait a few days to respond to Sir Michael Wilshaw’s (SMW) comments on education. That way you avoid an instinctual fight or flight reaction. However, having spent some days reflecting on his recent meeting with the … Continue reading
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‘Choice’ is a word that’s sadly missing from children’s education. So-called ‘creative’ subjects and arts subjects don’t feature in the ‘essential’ GCSEs prescribed by our politicians (though we know that many teachers of the subjects that are included in the … Continue reading
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We’d intended to comment on an article in the Observer about the demise of creativity in the UK, particularly the impact of the EBacc on the Arts in education and how that might affect the general Arts scene of the … Continue reading
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It seems Conservative Central Office forgot to check the date of Primary schools “offer week” in England. With immaculate timing the Conservative party’s election manifesto was published this week, with its first statement on education as follows: “We will ensure … Continue reading
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The disastrous and destructive situation in the “Trojan Horse” schools in Birmingham has been highly reported over the last few weeks. Stories of extremism, control for power, bullying, manipulation of the truth, imposition of ideologies that don’t consider the all-round … Continue reading
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The time has come to weave together a few of the strands that we’ve been covering in these 3D Eye posts. We need to look at The new national curriculum for English schools, which is about to be unveiled The … Continue reading
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Here’s a short polemic for the weekend regarding the state of our nation’s education system. My son and his friend informed me this morning that they had both passed their maths GCSE with a ‘B’ grade. My natural response was … Continue reading
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The government’s determination to press ahead with the creation of something it calls the English Baccalaureate is continuing to meet with opposition. Opponents of the Ebacc say that it’s essentially an attempt to differentiate between what the government sees as … Continue reading
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