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  • The Stalinist Libertarianism of Nick Gibb

    On the Radio 4 Today Programme Nick Gibb announced that: “We can’t have two systems,” as a justification for the ‘Academicisation’ programme. He should try living in Greenwich. In this South London borough we have more than two systems adding to the mix of stress and anxiety for parents and children. The nearest school to us is Read more

  • Building British Values, Character and Resilience in Every Child

    The recent white paper Educational Excellence Everywhere states that the Government is set on: “Building character and resilience in every child” It continues by stating that: A 21st century education should prepare children for adult life by instilling the character traits and fundamental British values that will help them succeed: being resilient and knowing how to Read more

  • Where Did Education, Education, Education, Go Wrong?

    In a speech on 23rd May 2001 Tony Blair made the following pronouncement: Our top priority was, is and always will be education, education, education. To overcome decades of neglect and make Britain a learning society, developing the talents and raising the ambitions of all our young people… In the past four years our teachers have Read more

  • Progress in Learning

    Greg Ashman’s extremely helpful blog ‘A two-axis model of approaches to learning’ points out that there are different ways of teaching and that these methods can be relevant to different levels of expertise in the learner. Ashman posits that: “As a period of explicit instruction progresses, it will actually become less explicit as the instruction moves from Read more

  • Independent, Critical Thinkers and Schooling

    ‘We are only puppets, our strings are being pulled by unknown forces.’ Danton’s Death: Buchner The French playwright, Olympe de Gouges, the writer of the ‘Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen,’ criticised the French Revolutionary Regime, complaining ‘equality’ did not seem to include female suffrage. She wrote that: “My aim IS TO SPEAK TO YOU Read more

  • Sir Michael Wilshaw and his Moans

    Sir Michael Wilshaw is concerned about the teacher ‘brain drain’ as teachers are attracted to work abroad in leading private schools that have set up overseas franchises. He is concerned about the staffing crisis in schools and he suggests that policy makers should look into providing ‘golden handcuffs‘ to ensure staff stay in the state sector for Read more