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Folly of Gove’s obsession with league tables of subjects and institutions

19 Feb

The Guardian: “Why Gove’s ‘ABacc’ could exclude students who don’t fit the mould” and “Should students be encouraged to set their sights on Russell Group universities?”

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Categories Further & Higher Education, Student Teachers, Teachers, Voice England
Author Richard Fraser

English Baccalaureate Certificate confusing, divisive, xenophobic. Keep GCSEs (updated)

7 Feb

Voice’s response to DfE’s Reforming Key Stage 4 Qualifications consultation + Select Committee report + EBCs dropped

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Categories Support Staff, Teachers, Voice Cymru, Voice England, Voice N.Ireland
Author Richard Fraser

Show some character, Mr Gove, and less “vapid happy talk”. “Progressive betrayal” means gradual betrayal of our education (updated)

7 Feb

“The Progressive Betrayal” speech to Social Market Foundation, plus All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility’s Character & resilience summit .