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Glasto-Bacc
At last week’s National Baccalaureate convention, the ‘Glastonbury analogy’ was used to describe the way we’re choosing to develop this new curriculum framework. I don’t know if this is its first outing, but the idea is that lots of different … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 year olds, A levels, curriculum, Education, Glastonbury, Ken Spours, liberal education, National baccalaureate, young people
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Building the Bacc from below
I was delighted to attend the National Baccalaureate summit on 28th November held at Highbury Grove School and hosted by Tom Sherrington, the headteacher. This was an opportunity for a range of people to take stock of the various baccalaureate-like … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Husbands, curriculum, Education, England, Ken Spours, liberal education, National baccalaureate, young people
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Alison Wolf on education and the economy
NewVIc autumn lecture: 12th November 2014 Alison Wolf is Professor of Public Sector Management at King’s College London and the author of the ‘Wolf Report’ commissioned by Education minister Michael Gove in 2010 to ‘consider how we can improve vocational … Continue reading