Tag Archives: France

Scale and efficiency in upper secondary education

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Eddie Playfair

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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Educational inequality in France

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Eddie Playfair

With a far more cohesive national education system than ours, it is tempting to assume that France is more successful in challenging social inequalities through schooling. In fact, French educators share many of our concerns about the limits of their … Continue reading →

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Citoyens multilingues, société multiculturelle

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Eddie Playfair

Quelques réflexions sur le vécu bilingue et biculturel et ses avantages éducatifs. Je ne suis ni expert ni chercheur et je ne vous propose pas de résultats d’une recherche scientifique. J’enseigne depuis 30 ans dans des communautés diverses et je … Continue reading →

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Inspectors make the case for comprehensive colleges

Posted on January 31, 2015 by Eddie Playfair

A report by the national education inspectorate makes a strong case for comprehensive sixth form colleges rather than vocational colleges. The case is based on evidence that comprehensive colleges are more socially mixed and achieve better results. The report has … Continue reading →

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What is learning? Philippe Meirieu

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Eddie Playfair

Philippe Meirieu is a French academic and Green party politician. His educational thinking starts from an ethical and egalitarian position and a commitment to emancipation through learning. He is actively involved in both educational and political debate and engages readily … Continue reading →

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The digital college: learning from France

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Eddie Playfair

I have just returned from #Ecritech5, a major French digital education conference held in Nice. I was invited to give a presentation about recent developments in digital learning at Newham Sixth Form College (NewVIc).  For those who are interested and … Continue reading →

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