Private Schools are Charitable. Really?
Is it really possible to argue that expensive, elitist private schools provide a charitable service?
If It Were Simple This Would Not Happen
How much time and money was wasted to achieve 43,500 remarks?
Teachers v’s Firemen. Darts or Snooker?
Fireman beware, the teachers are coming. David Cameron’s new National Teaching Service plans to...
Schools ‘must do more’ to Help Disadvantaged Pupils
Schools and teachers are not to blame for social immobility, disadvantage and poverty. This is a grass roots social problem.
GCSEs Should be Overhauled – AT LAST SOME SENSE!
Has somebody with the power to change our uselsess Secondary Examination system finally come to their senses?
Delimiting University Numbers is Madness
Nonsense politicising AGAIN. “removing the cap on aspiration”. What utter nonsense from the Department of Education and Skills.
Academy Regulation ‘too weak’
Unfortunately this is what can happen when you give these schools free reign with their budgets and accounting.
Heads Attack No-Notice Inspections
There is such paranoia about Ofsted that schools spend weeks preparing; time that could be much better spent.
Top GCSE Grade to be Given to Just 3% in English and Maths
Just read the table above and wonder at how this is going to pan out. Everybody will be totally confused.
What Do You Do With Millions of Extra Graduates?
This is where demographics and governmental aspirations clash. It’s a bit like the rain following the plough.
Ofsted warning over provision for school leavers
We need PROPER vocational skills taught in schools alongside core subjects.
Information gap for university applications
Gone are the days when University Places had to be fought for tooth and nail. No more long nights burning the midnight oil...
Streaming and Setting. Should we or shouldn’t we?
It’s hard enough taking my 8 year old son to football tournaments where everybody ‘takes part’ but nobody wins. God forbid somebody loses...
Bigger classes for budget efficiency – WHAT NONSENSE AGAIN
Does the government just trawl through statistics in an effort to find a way to lower standards through budget cuts?
What History should our children learn if they leave school at 16?
As a History graduate with a continuing keen interest, I think it is vital for pupils to be given a proper grounding in the past.
What’s the point of compulsory education?
It’s a big question with many answers; often conflicting. I have been involved in education professionally for nearly 20 years.
Gove exists in parallel universe – stop politicising education!!!
Education secretary Michael Gove strongly indicates that he wants to introduce formal assessments for four and five-year-olds.
As IT moves forward we should seek to tackle cyberbullying
As a father of three and Managing Director of a company providing web-based learning this a very worrying report.