Wait until Wednesday (part two)
In the second of two articles on education, Giles Barrow talks about how we can all contribute to positive change
Last week Giles Barrow shared his reflections on the challenges of the current education system in English maintained schools. He highlighted the distorted impact of inspection, which he felt led to a reductionist model of schooling that prioritises examination over learning, and shared his observations on how the policy culture diminishes professional’s sense of vocation and generates a combination of disaffection and cynicism about learning amongst children. In this article he considers, in more detail, the implications for Friends.
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