Education Matters!

David Day reflects on the recent ‘Values in Education’ conference

David Day reflects on the recent 'Values in Education' conference. | Photo: libraryrachel / flickr CC.

‘Education Matters!’ was our original 2014 rallying cry, and over fifty Friends came together in Friends House on 30 April 2016 in the same spirit for a conference organised by the Quaker Values in Education group. It was entitled ‘Values in Education’ and examined the subject at three levels: the classroom, the school and the state system. In the morning there were inspiring contributions by four speakers. Many stimulating ideas were exchanged in later discussion groups.

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