EMPOWERING young minds: Dr Brian Lighthill
EMPOWERING young minds. So…let’s go back to basics. A question: “In 2023, what are schools for?” There is an argument that the internet has all the information that Read More …
Party time: Max Fishel
All-Party Parliamentary Group, to be exact. Otherwise known as APPGs, there are literally hundreds of them (see fascinating list here). They are non-partisan self-selecting interest groups and have Read More …
First 100 days: Learning Future report: Professor Stephen Heppell.
Preamble In 1997 the Stevenson Report was a key policy blueprint for an incoming Blair government. It comprised a detail set of policies which were, largely, immediately acted on by Read More …
A review of the current school curriculum in England is urgently needed: Professor Brian Hudson
Brian Hudson is emeritus professor of education at the University of Sussex and convenor of the Curriculum Working Group of the Fabian Education Policy Group. Since 2010 there have Read More …
REPORT- Early Years-A Fresh Start? Issues and Solutions: Mark Williams.
REPORT: Early Years- A Fresh Start?: Issue and Solutions. House of Commons, 8th November, 2022. The FABIAN EDUCATION POLICY GROUP returned to the House of Commons in Read More …
Developing equitable education systems: learning from differences: Mel Ainscow
A few years ago, I had a conversation with a former Secretary of State for Education who commented that it was remarkable how much agreement there was amongst the major Read More …
British Universities: Inclusive to Exclusive? A financial breakdown: Dr Patricia Walker.
‘Is everything broken after 12 years of Tory government?’ the Guardian asked recently. It seems so. When Labour wins the next election – and it must – there will be Read More …
The marketisation of Initial Teacher Training – a view from inside the system: Derek Boyle
The training and education of new teachers into the teaching profession within England, broadly falls into two major divisions. Initial Teacher Training (ITT) which is generally organised and delivered through School Read More …
Not Learning from Experience: the decline of a masterly-led teaching profession: Deborah Outhwaite.
By Deborah Outhwaite About the HE Education Research UK Blog Series To raise awareness of the HE Education Research Census and contribute to a conversation about HE education research in the UK, this Read More …
Why the way the school system is structured really does matter.
Labour’s education team seems to be set on reprising the New Labour mantra of “standards not structures”. Sadly, they haven’t taken on board Tony Blair’s own conclusion about how Read More …