The Rights, Lefts and Wrongs of Education

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Education is powerful. Education is political. It has to be.  It can enable us to tackle inequalities or it can perpetuate injustice. It can inspire children to learn or it can stultify their enjoyment of learning for life. Education can … Continue reading →

Thatcher’s Legacy for Learning

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In the Guardian this week, the headline piece in the Education Section was written by Peter Wilby under the heading, “This Lady’s Not for Learning”. Good title and an interesting piece too but there’s one key point of contention, regarding … Continue reading →

Lessons from Singapore?

(Sir) Michael Barber is an appalling New Labourite who worked hand in glove with David Blunkett, Tony Blair (as head of Blair’s ‘policy unit’ in Downing Street) and Chris Woodhead to ‘drive up standards’ in education through putting in place … Continue reading →

The Legacy of the Games

This fortnight of Olympic enjoyment has been utterly brilliant, and the excitement and admiration for Team GB in Britain is still at fever pitch. And rightly so. Our GB competitors have broken records, outperformed their expectations and demonstrated high levels … Continue reading →