I’d like to introduce you to to some hypothetical friends of mine Olly Jade Ali Verity Dwayne Now I’ll tell a brief snippet about each One has been a single parent since the age of 21 One is a management consultant who lives in Surrey One has a criminal record One works in PR and […]
A few weeks ago I was invited to speak to an assembled group of educators, artists and youth workers with a passion for education and effecting change in their communities and wider society. My talk was around the theme “Is mainstream success a desirable thing?.” It was tailored to the specific audience but had wide […]
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about values and ethos. It’s been a month where recent announcements have led to whole cohorts of children being entered for exams and then withdrawn again. I don’t want to write specifically regarding early entries, as I feel much has been written about those subjects and there is no […]