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Consider the following: “The consequences of the standardised exam system? It’s a classic example of unintended consequences. It began with good intentions which was to raise “standards”. It’s ended up with a tick-box, teach to the test, grade-factory approach to … Continue reading
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Heard on Radio 4’s Start The Week this week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000tcnk A very interesting thought to begin this or indeed any week! One that teachers might put to their students. What are the most important problems currently affecting our daily lives? … Continue reading
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According to an editorial in the Guardian, “a campaign is growing around a new vision for lifelong learning.“ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/21/the-guardian-view-on-adult-education-bring-back-evening-classes We might well ask why it’s taken so long for the Guardian and others to develop such a vision, and when … Continue reading
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The Labour Party policy consultation on education has now closed, and we hope that educators, parents and Labour party members took time to contribute to the important proposals for a National Education Service. The notion of a National Education Service … Continue reading
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With a new Secretary of State for Education comes a new hashtag – a polite “Dear Justine”, offering helpful advice and urgent pleas from teachers, educators and parents to Justine Greening. (Thanks to @TES for the suggestion of #DearJustine). It’s encouraging to … Continue reading
Sometimes a newspaper article strikes a chord with its readers to the extent that they feel a need to comment. One such article is today’s piece about Michael Gove in the Guardian, written by Suzanne Moore. At the point of … Continue reading
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As we were saying yesterday – it’s been an interesting week, and an interesting month in education. For a start there was the well-attended ‘Festival of Education‘ at the London University Institute of Education, which turned out to be something … Continue reading
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There was an interesting article published on the website of the PSHE Association yesterday concerning PSHE and whether it should be considered a ‘core subject’ within the Basic Curriculum. The article also considered whether PSHE has become increasingly marginalised as schools strive to … Continue reading
“The troubles of the interior life increasingly dominated his thoughts. He found an intersection between the private and the public.” – Salman Rushdie From his novel, ‘Joseph Anton’* The inspiration for today’s post comes from a comment sent to us … Continue reading
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Peter Ackroyd said on Radio 4 this weekend, “I developed a love of learning at an early age”. He talked about how much he enjoys researching for his various books, which demonstrates his continued love of learning. His writing is … Continue reading
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