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Stand Firm
A test of resolution Turbulent times call for strong nerves. Walking along the canal to my office early last week I was admiring the heron More
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GCSE and all that Today’s talk is all about GCSE results. What do they really mean, and are our children being properly prepared for the More
No Comments »A Spark of the Divine
Heart and Soul Richard Dawkins fascinates and infuriates people in roughly equal proportions; undoubtedly a great scientist, he has an unshakeable belief that only the More
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A-Levels and all that The media had been fermenting interest in the A-Level results for weeks, so there was little surprise that the pass rate More
1 Comment »Building Schools for the Future (BSF)
Putting the cart before the horse A boy who had just left school was asked by his former headmaster what he thought of the new More
2 Comments »The 9:13 to London Paddington
Inquisitive Children The 9:13 is the first train on which cheap day family returns are available from Bath. Those of us wearing smart suits as More
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Teacher’s Calling A couple of weeks back I wrote a supportive Review of the Politeia Report on teacher employment and retention. Subsequently I realised that More
No Comments »Will they take notice?
Being taken seriously I am having to take a short break from the tedium of “topping and tailing” letters to be sent out to every More
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Overschooled but Undereducated The tranquillity of the summer holidays is soon to be broken as the media indulges in its annual analysis (orgy?) of examination More
No Comments »Theory of Change
Transforming Public Discourse For all those reading the Briefing Paper for Parliamentarians, or the Book Overschooled but Undereducated, it may be helpful to explain The More
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