Tag archives for schools
Forcing mass academisation is an ideological assault on our schools
Twenty years ago academies were touted as the revolution in education which was going to drive up standards across the board. The shining princes of private enterprise were going to…
The ‘living with Covid’ plan is a disaster waiting to happen for schools
I have read the government’s ‘Living with Covid’ plan for schools, and it isn’t going to work. Any ideas that you can take ‘personal responsibility’ and keep yourself Covid-safe, or weigh up your own…
Greens back teachers’ call to close schools and move learning online
The Green Party of England and Wales has today backed calls from teaching unions to take steps to protect the safety of staff and students by moving to online learning…
Our education system needs to be rebuilt, with wellbeing at its heart
Do you remember when "the new normal" was a thing? Filled with the romance of a month at home, we pledged to change the world. Then our rush to open…
How we overturned the exams algorithm and what we’ve learnt for our movements
August 13 this year brought with it a results day that wasn’t quite like any other, although many aspects were still the same. There were still pictures taken of students…
Air pollution and the school run: Why we need to go further than Walk to School Week
Image credit: Creative Commons, Des Blenkinsopp Every weekday morning in term-time, a massive queue of cars crawls along outside my daughter’s school in Brighton. The entire line grinds to a…
We Need to Free Our Education From Neoliberal Thinking
Photo: pixabay user 'padrinan', Creative Commons 0 license In the past couple of years, the Government has created a programme with the aim of 'raising aspirations' for Higher Education…
How capitalism is destroying education
'Capitalism has ripped the heart out of education's fundamental principles.' Bradley Allsop discusses how the focus on employment above learning, the rise of 'lad culture' in universities, and stifling of creativity through curricula devoid…
How our education system is failing us… and our democracy
Bradley Allsop examines the psychology behind voter behaviour to argue that changes to our education system have brought about an increasingly disempowered electorate, with disastrous results for our democracy. "Schools have…
Michael Gove: Letting the Whole School Down
Tory Education Minister Michael Gove What's the difference between Michael Gove and a plastic surgeon? A plastic surgeon tucks features, but For a while, Michael Gove was one of the…