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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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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
On Radio 4’s “Woman’s Hour” this morning there was an important feature on the wellbeing of young people in schools and the impact of high-stake examinations on their lives. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ynf5c We thank both the Woman’s Hour team and the young … Continue reading
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Does he do it simply to ingratiate himself with the dinosaurs, the flog ’em and hang ’em elements within (and beyond) his party, or does Michael Gove really believe that our first response to poor behaviour in schools should be … Continue reading
Our post today is a continuation of this week’s 3D Eye series on the harmful effects that our ‘education factories’ inflict on students and teachers alike. It’s important that parents, teachers, students and any others who care about our systems … Continue reading
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There’s been a call for an educational revolution. Perhaps Russell Brand, amongst others, might join the ranks of thinkers and professionals who believe that a revolution in education is needed in this country, and beyond. We need to see some … Continue reading
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The beginning of a new month, a new school year and a new set of challenges or opportunities in the shape of a new National Curriculum. We’ve finally had a summer that has lived up to its name – with … Continue reading
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Looking for the positives in last week’s row about pupil progress in secondary schools and ‘value added’ in KS3 & KS4 – we think there may be a few of them. At the very least there should now be a … Continue reading
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This is an historic and unprecedented moment for education in England. It appears we now have a full set of organisations representing schools, colleges, teachers, school leaders and parents in England that have recently passed motions of no confidence in … Continue reading
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It’s important to understand that correlation is not the same as causality. Statisticians understand this, and so should teachers, parents and politicians, many of whom have traded on a false assumption about an inability to reach Level 4 in English … Continue reading
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