We need to develop a principled education policy that sets us out from the Coalition
There has been a drift in some recent postings to suggest that one way to find clear water…
Jim Sweetman
The mess left by the Trojan Horse
The Peter Clarke report into the Trojan Horse allegations in Birmingham schools is an impressive piece of investigative…
Can Twigg light some fires?
Although he is not universally popular with party members and has already said some inappropriate things about free…
The gender gap
By Jim Sweetman It’s that time of year for examination results and, as usual, they are showing a…
The schools of the future
By Jim Sweetman The new school year starts in a couple of weeks and it will be impossible…
Protesting in the 21st century
By Jim Sweetman / @jimbo9848 There has been a lot of justified anger over the way the media…
A mess of Gove’s own making
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No schools for the future
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Gove’s education bill – indignant spluttering and rage
By Jim Sweetman / @jimbo9848 If a focus group made up of pensioners who regularly read the Daily…
The Nutty Professor
By Jim Sweetman / @jimbo9848 The Gove curriculum is simply laughable Michael Gove has been keen to tell…
