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“Something is . . . different. Anything different is good.” – Groundhog Day Taking part in the London Festival of Education gave us opportunities to listen to respected educators discussing a range of issues – the importance of leadership, … Continue reading
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On 30th September, Nicky Morgan delivered her inaugural speech as the Secretary of State for Education to the Conservative Party Conference. Here is the full transcript, and click here for more information about the woman that replaced Mr Gove. Following … Continue reading
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The Compass Education Conference morning session concluded with a conversation between the Chair of the Advisory Council, Dame Jane Roberts, and the Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Tristram Hunt. The conversation between Jane and Tristram began with the same … Continue reading
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One of the fascinating aspects of the recent Festival of Education at Wellington College was the exceptionally wide range of speakers and the breadth and diversity of opinions on offer. Ultimately, however, they divided into two camps. In the ‘traditionalist’ … Continue reading
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For those who missed Peter Wilby’s excellent article in last week’s Guardian Education, the following is a summary. Regular readers of 3D Eye will know of our longstanding interest in Finland’s outstandingly successul system of education, and also our admiration … Continue reading
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Compass, an organisation for the democratic Left, launched their yearlong inquiry into education at an event at Portcullis House on Monday evening. This inquiry into education is being funded and supported by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and will … Continue reading
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Continuing with our series of 3D Eye posts on the future of schools, and on the need to reinvent education and not just ‘reform’ schooling, we’re focusing in this piece on an article on the Whole Child Blog, written by … Continue reading
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“The purpose of our education system is to make our country internationally competitive.” – Michael Gove speaking on Radio 4 last weekend. “The education system isn’t broken. It’s doing exactly what it was intended to do – create compliant cogs … Continue reading
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Consider this startling statement, which was printed as a strapline above an article in the Guardian newspaper this week: “For years, education promised to make us more equal. Finally, politicians are realising it achieved the opposite.” So we ask ourselves, … Continue reading
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Regular readers of 3D Eye will know of our admiration for the Finnish education system and its achievements. We’ve posted several pieces that try to sum up the main features of the Finnish education system and its approaches to learning … Continue reading
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