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STATE SCHOOLS

My soul mate Juvenile seems to have some trouble with the term “state schools”. I’m puzzled. Why not call a spade a spade? The state, our state, has run schools for a long time in pursuing two of its key tasks, … Continue reading

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Myths and Mindsets

Fiona Millar writes in the Education Guardian (14.4.09) of her altercation on the radio with a former Tory politician (unnamed but obviouly true to type) who had nothing to say on public education but it was cynical. “Failing state schools … Continue reading

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Filed under Department for Education, Juvenile, LEAs