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- Giving young people a stake in their future July 15, 2017
- Reconstruction in an age of demolition July 8, 2017
- The best of things July 2, 2017
- More area reviews? June 18, 2017
- Equality at the heart of our values June 17, 2017
- Education 2022: market or system? June 17, 2017
- Sixth form student research continues to grow June 2, 2017
- Brecht’s radical Galileo May 29, 2017
- The habits of democracy. May 28, 2017
- Citizens of somewhere, citizens of anywhere. May 21, 2017
- Design for Learning. May 20, 2017
- Our NewVIc Story: Kate and Matthew Neal May 12, 2017
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The last Corsican.
"I’ve decided to keep this diary because I’m going to die in the next few days…I am condemned because, having refused to be evacuated with the others, I will be annihilated by the incendiary bombs which are systematically ravaging the … Continue reading
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Tagged Corse Noire, Corsica, Jacques Mondoloni, Le Dernier Corse, The Last Corsican
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Matisse in Corsica.
The great artist Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was inspired to use colour in radical new ways during his first visit to Corsica. After their wedding in early 1898, Matisse and his wife Amélie Parayre spent their honeymoon first in London and … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, History
Tagged Ajaccio, Amelie Parayre, Art, Corsica, culture, Fauvism, France, Henri Matisse, Hilary Spurling, painting
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Giving young people a stake in their future
In the wake of the general election there’s been a lot of talk about the youth vote and young people’s renewed commitment to the political process. At the same time, there is evidence of young people’s pessimism about their future … Continue reading
Reconstruction in an age of demolition
A national project is always a ‘work in progress’ as implied by the title of Carol Ann Duffy’s brilliant performance piece based on the words of people across the country during the EU referendum campaign. So what sort of work is … Continue reading
The best of things
We were delighted to officially open our new building on 30th June in the company of our guests of honour: Greater London Assembly member for City and East London Councillor Unmesh Desai and Fred Jarvis as well as a number … Continue reading
Posted in Education, NewVIc
Tagged Fred Jarvis, library, new building, Newham, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, theatre, Unmesh Desai
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More area reviews?
More area reviews of post-16 education? We’ve only just got through the last lot and that took up loads of everyone’s time for very little benefit. Surely this can’t be a serious suggestion… Well, it might not be guaranteed to … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Education policy
Tagged Area-based Reviews, collaboration, Colleges, efficiency, partnership, quality, school sixth forms, schools, Sixth form, sufficiency
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Equality at the heart of our values
The more we discuss and explore ‘British Values’ with our students, the clearer it becomes: equality needs to be at the heart of our value system. We cannot teach these values without placing the idea of equality at their core … Continue reading
