Saturday, 21 January 2012

Education Forum Podcast No. 25: The Education Forum's Response to A Framework for the National Curriculum

The latest Education Forum podcast is available for download now. Education Forum member Mark Taylor leads the Education Forum response, with additional comments from Kevin Rooney, Alka Sehgal-Cuthbert, Denis Hayes and Toby Marshall.

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Monday, 19 December 2011

Education Forum Podcast 24: what is history education for?

The latest Education Forum podcast is available for download now. Education Forum member Mark Taylor discusses history education with Simon Jenkins (author of A Short History of England), Dr Sean Lang (director of the Better History Forum) and Professor Gary McCulloch (Institute of Education, London).

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Battle in Print: Should schools be engines of social mobility?

EF member Sally Millard argues against the government's social mobility strategy
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EF member Dave Perks rethinks science education

A BBC Four Thought programme

Monday, 7 November 2011

Education Forum Podcast No. 23 Should England's Schools Become 'Engines of Social Mobility'?

Education Forum Podcast No. 23

Should England’s schools become 'engines of social mobility'?

The twenty-third EF podcast is available to download now. Listen to a debate over social mobility and education with: Christine Blower, general secretary, National Union of Teachers; Professor Stephen Gorard, director, College of Social Sciences Think Tank, University of Birmingham; SiƓn Humphreys, policy advisor, National Association of Headteachers; Sally Millard, founder member, IoI Parents Forum; David Skelton, deputy director and head of research, Policy Exchange.

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