University of Buckingham
The Lucy Powell argument is that children from poorer backgrounds and with special needs have suffered as a result of the Gove reforms because many of them do badly at GCSE and end up unemployed. Where does the truth lie? Gove got rid of ‘vocational alternatives’ to GCSEs because of clear evidence that they were... Continue Reading →
More than a decade ago I was the head of Harrow, a good school but an unusual one being 100% boarding and 100% boys – and private. So when I retired I decided to do a few things which might inform me about state schools, the schools which teach the vast majority of children. What... Continue Reading →
Schools Governments can only do so much at any one time. Gove did schools but failed to deal with skills and FE. Filling the skills gap in the British economy should be the number one focus, concentrating on young people aged 16+ eg energy production, infrastructure development, AI and IT, hospital technicians, lab assistants. Review... Continue Reading →