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It’s GCSE results day and we’d like to add our congratulations and best wishes for those who are pleased with their results – and express our sympathy for those who are less happy. Please remember these results are NOT the … Continue reading
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Education can’t stand still and neither should it. Political interference in education is well known and rightly condemned. The teaching profession has endured more intrusive meddling than any other profession – by politicians with no experience of teaching or of … Continue reading
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Today my son is taking his penultimate A-Level examination. He’ll then have to wait a seemingly interminable time to find out whether he’s achieved the required grades to continue his education at his preferred university. My son is fortunate that … Continue reading
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This week, the secondary performance data – league tables – were released. Every year, we hear dissenting voices about the purpose of these tables. Every year, they are published without due regard for the concerns of many as to their … 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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“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but the content of their character” – Martin Luther King, addressing the … Continue reading
Think of a world without any examinations. What would you teach? How would you ensure that the children in your care were developing the skills they needed – for themselves and for others, for enjoyment, for life? Who would make … Continue reading
Having just blogged about the value of certificates as opposed to education that teaches young people about their real strengths and other areas for improvement and development, we think it’s worth taking a look at today’s Guardian editorial on the … Continue reading
There are some among us who regard Alastair Campbell as central to the New Labour cabal that destroyed the old Labour party, along with its values. There are some among us who despise New Labour and most of the things … Continue reading
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