Education
Blake’s 14: bipartisan schools reform
I was intrigued by a line in Michael Gove’s speech to teachers and headteachers today:
I’m also an admirer of John Blake of Labour Teachers, who has transcended party politics to praise all schools which succeed for their pupils, even if they are academies or free schools…
I hadn’t come across Blake before, but I was sure [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Thursday, 25 April 2013 at 10:01 pm
Helping youngsters to gain financial skills will help us all
Debt-ridden young adults face years of money woes. But a new movement hopes to help them.
By Simon Read | The Money Blog | Wednesday, 24 April 2013 at 8:19 am
Justin Bieber could teach kids a thing or two about history
When it comes to the thorny question of education, there are plenty of points of view around, with Michael Gove urging more rigour and the teaching unions staunchly opposing his plans.
By Jennifer Lipman | Notebook | Monday, 22 April 2013 at 3:42 pm
Grammar schools are the key to social mobility
No less awed by its architecture, no less humbled by its size, I made my way through the grand archway of my former grammar school in Ramsgate, where I’d been a pupil for seven years. Now studying politics, I was back at my old school conducting research for a dissertation on class divisions, asking whether education and the job market had become the preserve of the privileged, or if someone from my ordinary background could still slip through the net?
By Rohan Banerjee | Notebook | Wednesday, 10 April 2013 at 1:39 pm
Gove’s “Liberation Theology” Speech
One reason Michael Gove will never be prime minister is that he cannot resist a good joke. His speech to the Social Market Foundation yesterday was a joy to read, partly because his mockery of right-on attitudes was so pointed.
Those who enjoy wealth and power in our society – however bohemian their lifestyle, artistic their circle [...]
By John Rentoul | Eagle Eye | Wednesday, 6 February 2013 at 5:35 pm
The Munch Poke Ping report: Why we need to help excluded young people stay safe online
Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) provide education for children who cannot go to mainstream school. Supporting excluded young people in PRUs can be challenging, especially when it comes to the use and misuse of social media. Stephen Carrick-Davies, author of the ‘Munch Poke Ping’ report shares what mainstream schools can learn from the work being done in PRUs.
By Stephen Carrick-Davies | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 19 November 2012 at 3:01 pm
Anti-bullying week: Children are scared to be brilliant, to shine
With Anti-Bullying Week running from 19-23 November, Lauren Seager-Smith from the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), which is hosted by the National Children’s Bureau, discusses the effects of bullying on our children and young people and what can be done to tackle it.
By Lauren Seager-Smith | Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 19 November 2012 at 1:38 pm
Do students have a right to be consulted about issues affecting their schools?
We need to ask the question of whether students are being given an adequate say in the changes taking place within their learning establishments. The truth is, they are not.
By Liam Young | Notebook, Opinion | Friday, 2 November 2012 at 4:15 pm
Successful scientists: What’s the winning formula?
Nobel-prize winning biologist and pre-eminent stem cell scientist John Gurdon may not have had the best start to his career according to his school report, but for many more of today’s scientists their curiosity and the pursuit of knowledge started in the classroom.
By Corinne Pritchard | Notebook, Science & Technology | Wednesday, 24 October 2012 at 6:00 am
Women in science: Physics is not done better by men
The Institute of Physics report last week on the lack of girls progressing on to study physics at A-level continues to cause concern but is not surprising. Of course we need more positive female role models in the sciences and physics in particular and of course the media need to give more exposure to those that do exist.
By David Porter | Notebook, Science & Technology | Friday, 19 October 2012 at 6:16 pm
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