“Free schools: do parents or teachers know best?”
Monday 4th October, 7.00pm to 9.00pm, NUT HQ Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD.
This Battle of Ideas satellite event will critically explore the new relationship that is being forged between parents and teachers. It is clear that the Coalition’s Free Schools initiative will increase parental engagement in education, but is this a welcome development? What are the implications for teachers’ professional autonomy? And will Free Schools only benefit those children who have pushy parents?
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Many members of the Institute of Ideas Education Forum are experts in a variety of educational fields. Here we are encouraging the writing of opinion pieces relating to recent policy reports or publications that aim to influence policy. The views of forum members may not necessarily be those of the Institute of Ideas, but are original and challenging.
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If you would like to comment on a new report, please email education (replace _at_ with @). Potential contributors should note that opinion pieces should be no more than 500 words long and are peer reviewed. They do not necessarily represent the views of the IoI but should reflect what the Institute stands for (click here for details.)
