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Association of Graduate Recruiters & Tax Avoid ...
Calls to raise tuition fees and increase parental contributions to education come as no surprise to us here at EducationState.
True to form, an organisation that no-one has ever heard of – Association of Graduate Recruiters – calls for radical changes designed to make the world a better place and then hopes that its members notice [...]
Carthorses
We again, as we do every year, make a point of reminding Joe Public how overworked and underpaid teaching professionals are with an article ‘Teaching professionals most likely to clock up unpaid overtime’ taken from the University and College Union (UCU) website.
“Teaching professionals are the group most likely to clock up unpaid overtime, according to [...]
Teaching profession or teaching as a career ‘ ...
The BBC Education news desk and the The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) seem to believe that a recent ICM survey shows teaching is ‘under rated’.
This may be the case but the study does not show this. The study actually shows us not that teaching is under-rated but that prospects for career development [...]
Anthony Seldon’s Real Agenda
Today’s Observer includes an article attacking the state of the UK education system.
It is written by Anthony Seldon, master of Wellington College. Typically, the current system is said to be ‘in crisis’ and urgent reform is required for the apocalypse to be avoided. It is an indication of how powerful such Establishment figures remain [...]
MPs (not teachers) ‘need better qualification ...
We were astounded by the cheek of MPs on the Commons education select committee to call for higher levels of qualifications for teachers given their recent patchy performance.
We have copied and reworded a recent BBC News article by Katherine Sellgren in response.
“Ethical requirements for MPs in England are too low and damage the [...]
BANG! The Universe Verse: Book 1
Hello,
My name is James Dunbar and I have written and self-published a scientifically accurate, rhyming comic book about the origin of the universe. It’s called BANG! The Universe Verse: Book 1 . You can see it in (low-res) entirety on my website: JLDunbar.com, but I would like to send you a much higher [...]
Michael Morpurgo’s Third-Class Life
The Gruaniad has an excellent article on the artificiality and crudity of exam grades and worth including in full:
“It was recently reported in this paper that I was proud to have received a third-class degree. Not really. But at 66 it is true to say I am no longer as ashamed of it as I [...]
X Factor Education
EducationState are interested, if not surprised, that the ‘elite’ are out in force ramping up the ‘crisis’ level in much the same way the ‘fear’ level is ramped up by NuLab.
We all know the drill. Some self-appointed ‘expert’ speaks out in public about some perceived problem, statistics at the ready, and either one of the [...]
‘Campusleftovers’
We thought our readers may be interested in this clever new website:
“Greetings,
I appreciate your dedication to higher ed and enjoy your blogs. I too love higher ed and have launched a new website www.campusleftovers.com. The website is free for everyone to use and is comparable to a “craigslist” for higher ed. Some unviersities have begun [...]
‘Growing Greener Schools’
We’ve received this email. It may be of interest to you.
“During this green revolution, we are all becoming increasingly concerned about the environment and aware of the urgent need for change. The education system, of all fields, has particular responsibility to educate the new generation on the importance of green living and better ensure a [...]