Curriculum changes now require staff to teach sensitive topics outside of their expertise, prompting some to turn to external agencies for resources and materials – which is why it’s only […]
Could genetics inform our understanding about the learning process in ways that have stayed hidden until now? Conor McCrory, writing in his debut Education Forum column for Teach Secondary magazine, […]
Durham University’s plans to ‘decolonise’ maths are absurd, writes the Education Forum’s Gareth Sturdy in Spiked… “…Decolonising mathematical knowledge effectively relativises it. That is, it opens the door to ‘ethnomathematics’ […]
A philosophically-informed pedagogy may prove more beneficial for teachers than data-driven initiatives unsuited to the complexities of educational practice, argues Alka Sehgal Cuthbert in the Education Forum’s regular column for […]
Woke academics think standard English is a tool of racial oppression, argues the Education Forum’s Gareth Sturdy in Spiked… “…The main problem with this approach is that it assumes learning […]
London mayor Sadiq Khan’s ‘Have A Word’ campaign could do lasting damage to small children, argues Gareth Sturdy in Spiked. “…The most pernicious aspect of the campaign, however, is that […]
Education Forum regular Joe Nutt highlights a conflict of interest in examiners selling exam-preparation advice It’s some years now since the schools inspectorate, Ofsted, introduced a ban on its own […]
Education Forum organiser Harley Richardson has written a follow-up essay to his Letter on Liberty, The Liberating Power of Education, responding to objections to his claim we should teach ‘the […]
On 21st February 2022, the Education Forum hosted an online discussion about the role of Ofsted today. Speakers: Neil Davenport, writer and teacher Joseph Robertson, director, Orthodox Conservatives think tank; […]
We need to reclaim the classroom from political indoctrination, argues Gareth Sturdy in Spiked. “…Zahawi is right to be concerned about the politicisation of teaching by activist teachers. But he […]