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Professor-Sally-Tomlinson: Do we need a Public Examination at 16?

English governments of whatever political persuasion have  problems in coming to terms with  a mass  education  system  educating  all young people to  higher levels .  By the 21st century it was clear that  all young people would  enter a competitive global economy and  jobs at all levels would need some kind of a qualification. A Labour government decided in  2008 ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Michael O'Brien: "I absolutely agree with the idea of the campaign to end exams at 16. As Lord Baker said, the problem with Gove is not that he is too radical but that he is not radical enough when it came ......"

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Janet Downs: When market forces are introduced into education, equity is at risk.

Education is a human right but the debate around education is moving from being rights-based to market-based. “Education for all” has become a slogan used to justify selling education as a service.Evidence linking user choice with educational outcomes is mixed, concluded the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). And when academics studied the available research they came to the ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Janet Downs: "Rebecca - OECD* define equity in education as follows: "Equity in education has two dimensions. The first is fairness, which implies ensuring that personal and social circumstances – for example gender, socio-economic status or ethnic origin – should not be ......"

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Janet Downs: Co-operation, not fragmentation – Birmingham throws out enforcement

“I am proposing to you today, the beginning of what I hope you will agree is an added value approach, and will welcome ideas on how this should work for the success of all. To build on the schools as an excellent community service with social responsibility at the centre… a cooperative model going forward, allowing real partnership between the ... read more and comment →

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Rebecca Hanson: RSA Debate – Is Education the Answer to Social Mobility?

I was lucky enough to be at this debate on Tuesday. The audio is now live and you can find it here: The obvious highlight was Jo Shuter talking with great ability and flexibility about how secondaries in tough areas really change lives. Her comments start at 10 minutes but she also makes some important points in her answer to the ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Rebecca Hanson: "Guest is your comment in the wrong place? It doesn't relate to anything going on in this post or discussion as far as I can tell......."

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emma kay: An outstanding education in Islington

Our school, Highbury Grove, is in one of the four most deprived boroughs in London, in terms of education and family income levels, with 44% child poverty (in London only Tower Hamlets has a higher percentage, figures from HMRC 2009). Islington has been known in recent decades for its poorly performing secondaries, which are traditionally shunned by its most affluent ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Melissa Benn: "Emma - Your post is incredibly inspiring. The breadth of activities and learning offered by the school, its refusal to expect anything but the best from its inner city intake and the individual stories that you give are all ......"

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Bob Wolfson: ASDAN and personal effectiveness qualifications

A couple of months ago, LSN started a thread on this subject that went up a blind alley or two, so, as Chair of ASDAN’s Trustees, I’d just like to put a direct perspective on it. The recent research report from the University of West of England demonstrating the positive effects of completion of the certificate on attainment across GCSE - ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Roger White: "ASDAN offerrs much more than simply a " programme for young people who may struggle with personal skills" - although some of the ASDAN courses are superb in this respect. The highest level qualification (CoPE level 3) has been ascribed ......"

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Fiona Millar: To profit or not to profit

Last month I was invited to speak at a conference of housing professionals on the subject “To Profit or Not To Profit”.  The government is now trying to entice private sector providers into the social housing sector and I was asked to give a perspective on this issue from the education sector’s point of view. It was a good opportunity to ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Janet Downs: "Emma - many of these non-for-profits have trading arms which sell services to their academies. The National Audit Office 2010 was concerned about a conflict of interest when sponsors put pressure on their academies to purchase services from the ......"

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Sarah Dodds: Do not mention autonomy……I think we said it once, but it looks like we got away with it….

I just wanted to give a quick update on where we are in the mad, mad academy world of Lincolnshire. First of all....this story has broken in the press this week. The Greenwood Dale Trust are becoming a major sponsor of schools down the east coast of Lincolnshire, despite people always expressing concern to me about their policies on unofficial ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Rebecca Hanson: "Nobody should be making judgements about these kinds of statistics at a school without investigating the circumstances. There will always be outliers. If inspectors tell a school to reduce a statistic that statistic will be reduced whatever the consequences and ......"

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John Pearce: It takes a village to educate a child

It takes a village to educate a child and yet.... if she is to become a citizen of the world she must be encouraged to to look wider than her just own community. However, to take her away from all she can learn from her neighbours, community and even family, is to allow her no time to grow roots. Or, even ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Shane Rae: "I'm sure I agree with the over-arching sentiment in the OP. I certainly feel that education starts in the home and it is my responsibility for the education of my children. I look to my local school to ......"

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Melissa Benn: Some common sense on social mobility……

It would be interesting if it were not so depressing: the more unequal our society becomes, the more desperate the situation of large numbers of citizens, the more we hear about that illusory concept: social mobility. Almost every week, a prominent mainstream journalist sings the praises of the grammar schools - Mary Ann Sieghart of the Times was the most ... read more and comment →

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Latest comment by Rebecca Hanson: "Well you won't see me doing that. Having been at the consultations and discussions on this, the stats are very interesting. For example Kings Cambridge went top of the tables after lowering the bar for state school applicants ......"

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