The government is apparently ‘rationalising’ qualifications in secondary schools. What are the dangers and opportunities here for media teachers?
Sex-crazed teens: challenging the hype
Amid some exaggerated concern about the ‘sexualisation’ of girls, Joel Best and Katherine Bogle’s book ‘Kids Gone Wild’ offers a good dose of sanity and critical thinking.
Cultural capital: arts policy and education
What went wrong with New Labour’s cultural policy? Robert Hewison’s book ‘Cultural Capital’ – reviewed here – provides some of the answers.
Eh oh! Recycling Teletubbies
How can we understand the increasing recycling of children’s television? A few thoughts on the BBC’s return to Teletubby land.
David Buckingham 