For those who need a respite from Obama-itis, another in my occasional series of interesting things which have come out of Tony Blair’s A Journey (cue rising hackles for some readers). Well, as it happens, I want to tell you something I disagree with him radically about. So, for those of you who think me a slavish Blairite, sorry… Continue reading Observations on “A Journey” II: school segregation
Category: Education
School discipline: an open goal for the Tories?
The day before yesterday, I had an online discussion with a couple of comrades (Jonathan Todd and Tom Watson, if you must know) on the subject of Michael Gove’s proposals for blanket banning mobile phones in schools and the wider subject of school discipline. First of all, to be clear, I have always thought that… Continue reading School discipline: an open goal for the Tories?
Faith schools: a bad idea just got worse
God knows (if you’ll forgive the expression) what goes on in Michael Gove’s head. In politics, quotas are rarely a good idea at the best of times, but his removal of the 20% cap on teacher recruitment on grounds of religion has got to be a terrible idea, even for him. In short, he is saying that… Continue reading Faith schools: a bad idea just got worse