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School Wars: debate hosted by the National Education Trust
Posted by: melissabenn on: January 31, 2012
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 Upcoming event ‘Government education reforms will lead to a lack of accountability and greater inequality’, Melissa Benn will say at the forthcoming ‘School Wars’ debate. The debate takes place in Islington on Thursday 9 February and is being organised by the National Education Trust, the leading education charity. It will be led by Melissa [...]
Speak up at the back now Carla!
Posted by: melissabenn on: December 22, 2011
I love the look of this website and the interesting people they interview and talk about. I was interviewed by them over a series of weeks – via e-mail – which has now appeared. I wasn’t sure if it would work but it really does – in part, because with each question addressed separately, both [...]
Inside the Nation
Posted by: melissabenn on: November 3, 2011
Of all the reviews so far of School Wars, I am most pleased with this one, in The Nation magazine, by Stefan Collini. It’s an incredibly thoughtful and informative discussion of the state of UK education as well as of my book. Stefan and I will be in discussion at the Cambridge Word Fest later [...]
The schools our children deserve….
Posted by: melissabenn on: November 1, 2011
Open Democracy has launched an interesting new series on social exclusion, and how to further economic inclusion. I kick the series off with an article on the relationship between economic and educational inequality – and how a different school system might promote great parity between students.
Toby Young helpfully clarifies ‘new school’ aims….
Posted by: melissabenn on: October 19, 2011
Free school founder Toby Young comes clean on real purpose of charter school experiment.
Guess who dropped by?
Posted by: melissabenn on: September 29, 2011
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Ed Miliband drops in to Melissa Benn’s signing for School Wars at Labour Party Conference 2011
Keeping faith in comprehensives
Posted by: melissabenn on: August 30, 2011
Melissa Benn still believes the public can see the benefits of the classic comprehensive school system
Education has the potential to create a “common culture” according to Melissa Benn.
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