IN MEMORIAM, RUTH PERRY Ruth Perry, a Head Teacher at a Primary School in Surrey took her own life – … More
Category: Science and Democracy
Modern Medievalism
Norwegian children are born into the church. The church receives tax income from them. To leave the church they have … More
Why are we afraid of evaluation?
We, in public service, are all evaluated these days – performance appraisals, inspection, programme evaluations. We live under regimes … More
A democratic alternative to Ofsted
Think of what it takes to provide a good education to hundreds of young people in your charge. Some do … More
Arguing over curriculum is healthy
In previous Blogs I argue that the purpose of schooling should be to support students to discover what, for them, makes … More