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France: “teachers need to resist”
Following the terrorist outrages of November 13th , French sociologist Francois Dubet reflected on the Café Pedagogique website on the impact of such atrocities on the work of schools and on the role of schools in the aftermath of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, France, Francois Dubet, schools, Social cohesion, violent extremism
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Learning by walking about.
It was just a walk; teachers and students following a circular 20 mile route around central London. It was also a personal challenge for each of us; to keep going, to keep up, to map-read, to learn new things and … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Education, Teaching and learning
Tagged Circle line walk, curriculum, Education, Guy Debord, learning, London, psychogeography, urban trail
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A Circle Line Quiz.
On a recent overground walk of the Circle Line route with a group of students, we asked them one question at each stop. A simple quiz like this can help students get more from an urban trail by encouraging observation, … Continue reading
Posted in Learning resources
Tagged Circle line, Circle line walk, history, London, quiz
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Leadership for partnership
Published in the TES on 20th November 2015 as Forget your inhibitions and get in bed with a competitor As leaders we are expected to champion the interests of our institutions. It’s part of our core purpose, it helps hold … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged collaboration, competition, Education, leadership, marketisation, partnership, Sixth form
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Susan Robertson on private interests and public education
When private interests into public education simply do not go was the theme of this year’s excellent Caroline Benn Memorial lecture given by Professor Susan Robertson of the University of Bristol on 10th November at the House of Commons. Susan … Continue reading
Walking the Circle Line
On Saturday 21st November, a group of students and staff from Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc) is walking the entire length of the London Underground’s (inner) Circle Line over ground to raise money to help NewVIc students join some amazing … Continue reading
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Tagged Circle line, London, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, Raleigh International
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Cracking Oxbridge
Nationally, 93% of young people in England are educated in state-funded schools and colleges, but only 61% of Cambridge university undergraduates are drawn from the state sector, a figure which has recently fallen. At Oxford university the proportion is less than … Continue reading
Reviewing post-16 education in London
Principals and chairs of governors from most of London’s colleges assembled at City Hall last week for a briefing on the post-16 area review process. It’s not often that this group meets and although it happened without any great fanfare … Continue reading
My NewVIc story: Nazia Sultana
From plays to novels to poetry, English literature is the thread which sews together many of our life’s experiences. I have always been fascinated by words; their power to make us laugh, cry and change our outlook on the world … Continue reading
Private affluence and public envy.
People who campaign for greater social equality sometimes get accused of ‘the politics of envy’. The idea being that anyone who keeps tediously pointing out the gap between rich and poor in our society is simply jealous, choosing to go … Continue reading
The outstanding lesson
We were lucky enough to have Harriet Harper deliver a NewVIc lecture at Newham Sixth Form College on 14th October. Harriet is a former HMI and now helps to train teachers for the post-compulsory sector. We were delighted to be … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Reviews, Teaching and learning
Tagged Education, Harriet Harper, learning, NewVIc, outstanding teaching, teaching
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England’s engines of mobility
England’s sixth form and further education colleges are among the most significant engines of social mobility as measured by the number of 16-18 year olds eligible for Free School Meals (FSM) progressing to Higher Education. This contribution needs to be … Continue reading
Scale and efficiency in upper secondary education
In which country has the national audit agency investigated the cost of upper secondary education and found it to be costly and inefficient? The figures have only recently been calculated and it seems that this phase is more expensive than … Continue reading
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Tagged Colleges, Education, efficiency, England, France, lycee, Post-16 funding, Sixth form, Sixth form college
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London’s engines of mobility
If we use the proportion of students eligible for free school meals (FSM) progressing to university as a measure of social mobility, it’s clear that the ‘London effect’ is very marked. London’s FSM progression rate in 2012 was 58% compared to … Continue reading
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Tagged Colleges, Education, England, free school meals, London, Newham Sixth Form College, NewVIc, Social mobility, university progression
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Tamsin Oglesby’s ‘Future Conditional’
When a play is dismissed by the Daily Mail as ‘lefty tosh’ it’s probably going to be worth seeing. I enjoyed Tamsin Oglesby’s polemical ‘Future Conditional’ which was full of debate and far from one-sided. This pacey ensemble piece which … Continue reading
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