In the past few years, education has become one of the key fronts in the so-called ‘culture wars’. It’s a development that is likely to prove extremely damaging for teachers and students.
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Wizz for Molesworth: British private schools and the making of ‘character’
How might a series of children’s books published in the 1950s provide insights into the character of today’s privately educated political leaders?
Rewriting education: the legacy of Michael Gove
In light of a new biography, I revisit the policies and philosophy of the UK’s most influential education minister of recent times.
Screening teaching
How are teachers and teaching represented in the media? Some observations provoked by Mark Readman’s book ‘Teaching and Learning on Screen’, reviewed here.
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David Buckingham 