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In My Manifesto . . .

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In today’s Guardian Education – twenty snapshots of mini-manifestos written by a selection of thoughtful educationalists . . . and Toby Young. http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/may/13/in-my-manifesto-education-policy-ideas-2015 What to do with the Y factor? Why pay any attention to it? This man is more … Continue reading

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Wellbeing, Values and Good Societies

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It becomes even more obvious, as I spend another week living with my 98 year old aunt, how dependent we are on one another as human beings trying to live decent lives. It’s also obvious that “wellbeing” is the only … Continue reading

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Competing Visions of Education, and Souls of Nations

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Professor Celia Oyler‘s page on the Teacher’s College, Columbia University, website tells us that her ‘scholarly interests’ are classroom-based collaborative research on issues of social justice, equity, and accessible pedagogy; inclusive education and teacher education. Thanks to a recent Diane … Continue reading

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How Not To Run A Railway, Or An Education System

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This morning’s 3D Eye post was going to be about the momentous fortnight it’s been for education in England – starting with Simon Jenkins’ “Devastating Critique” of our education system  in which he details the collapse of educational progressivism in … Continue reading

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Markets, Profits and Education

“The State is being ripped off by private companies who only want to make a quick buck out of our kids.” – Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee, speaking on BBC1’s Panorama this evening: Reading, Writing and … Continue reading

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A Corporate Plan for Schools?

All three of our major political parties have, in recent years, shown their support for the involvement of the private sector in providing management and other services to the state sector – in health, in social services, and of course … Continue reading

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An open debate about privatisation

This week’s Guardian Education carries this interesting column: An open debate about privatisation A close look at the latest league tables shows academies are no better, and often worse, than maintained schools, says Fiona Millar http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/feb/13/league-tables-academies-maintained-schools Knowledge is power, and … Continue reading

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