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The Governance of Schools

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There are some interesting facts in a recent YouGov poll about how the average voter in this country currently considers the ability of those in the top jobs of each political party. For instance, after making every imaginable mistake, including … Continue reading

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Tweeting Headteachers and a Need to Reform Education

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There’s an interesting article in the Guardian this week by Fiona Millar, on headteachers joining together to discuss educational issues and thereby acting as a kind of self-selected lobbying organisation. Isn’t this what education’s trade unions and professional associations should … Continue reading

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Respect, Equal Opportunities, Diversity and Achievement

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Two brief news stories in the British media this week illustrate some of the issues we often try to highlight at 3Di. First, on Radio 4, there was an item about the expansion of Honda’s car-making capacity in England. With … Continue reading

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Values-Based Education – or Multiple Intelligences?

There’s an article about education in the Guardian this week that we can hardly let pass without comment. However, in order to do it proper justice 3Di readers should take a few minutes to read it for themselves before moving … Continue reading

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In Appreciation of Gore Vidal

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We talk about the characteristics of ‘fully evolved human beings’, and 3D Eye is still intending to post some descriptions of such people, taken from those which Abraham Maslow noted in his studies. Perhaps we should also consider some well-known … Continue reading

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Standards, Attainment and Achievement – Can We Be Clear What We’re Talking About?

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Consider this powerful and shocking headline from a recent newspaper article: Schools ‘face talent drain’ as morale of teachers dives: Poll shows thousands are thinking of quitting as former Ofsted chief warns of widespread disillusionment http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/may/12/schools-face-talent-drain By Daniel Boffey Morale … Continue reading

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The Frying Pan, the Fire, the Furnace and Finland

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Here’s an interesting take on leadership, management and high performance teams: “You have to enjoy your work and be content. Satisfied. You have to have an atmosphere in which it is pleasant to work. But you can only do it … Continue reading

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Social Justice, Education, and the Pupil Premium

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After a rare weekend of sunshine, the weather returned to normal yesterday. Can this really be fair? Does Britain deserve such continuously dreary, dismal, wet weather? A scary thought. What if it does?

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From Downing Street to Free School

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This was the title of the sixth annual lecture of the National Education Trust, which was held in the main hall of the Inner Temple this evening. If you’re a follower of this blog then you’ll probably have realised by … Continue reading

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Aims of Education and the Rights of Children

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Our 2-day marathon with the students at Mukogawa University came to a very satisfactory conclusion on Wednesday afternoon, and we now move on to Wakayama prefecture and the resumption of our work with the staff at Kinokuni Children’s Village. The … Continue reading

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