As well as being the new Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Tristram Hunt is also the author of an excellent introduction to Penguin Modern Classics edition of The Ragged-Trousered…
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A few days ago, I wrote a blog post explaining why I left the ATL teaching union. Put briefly, it’s because the ATL’s views on the curriculum and the role…
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…poor don’t make as much progress as the rich, it is the school and the teachers within it who are to blame. “This, you and I know, is a nonsense….
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One of the most wonderful educational resources I have found on the internet is the archive of the journal American Educator. This is the journal of the American Federation of…
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I just posted a blog about 21st century skills over here. I got some very interesting and thought-provoking responses from people in the comments and on Twitter. All good. One person, Sam Freedman, retweeted it saying ‘This is good’. So far, so good. Then Brian Lightman, General Secretary of the Association of School and College… Read more »
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