The debate brought forward on the subject of Britishness, and the stomach churning article which we are directed to in the Independent on government initiatives to teach Britishness in the classroom, leaves some serious questions unanswered.
Alan Johnson proclaims that we are ”a nation built from and by people from other countries.”  A new GCSE combining History [...]

Filed under: education, history on February 6th, 2007 | 4 Comments »

Proposals are being discussed by the government to raise the school leaving age from 16 to 18 (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6254833.stm). 76% of this age-group are already in education, so this policy is aimed at the remainder who are entering the labour market without specific skills. While it could be seen as a push to give the UK [...]

Filed under: education on January 18th, 2007 | 5 Comments »