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Education Manifestos in Detail: Part Three – Labour

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It’s hard to forget New Labour and its “Education, Education, Education” mantra which created a feeling of optimism that soon turned to despondency – once we realised what Blair and co meant by “education”. They were talking almost exclusively about … Continue reading

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An Education Inquiry – and a Debate?

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Regular readers of 3D Eye will have noticed our enthusiasm for the inquiry into education that Compass and the NUT launched last week. We fully support Compass’s aim to build a coalition of opinion on all matters concerning education, schools, … Continue reading

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Gove’s Extended Hours for Learning

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There’s been a period of relative quiet from the Secretary of State for Education since he was forced to back down on plans for a single examination board for each GCSE subject, and since he “decided” to maintain GCSEs, against … Continue reading

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Gove and the Politics of Education

We need to take a critical look at Peter Wilby’s latest article in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/mar/29/michael-gove-teachers In Michael Gove’s world who needs teachers? The education secretary’s obsession with ‘spellings, facts and rules’ ignores the professional consensus on child development In … Continue reading

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Taking A Stand On Education, Or Playing Fast & Loose?

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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