Time to scrap GCSEs?
online, via ZoomDavid Perks and Alex Standish introduce a discussion on the future of school exams.
Free
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Education Forum
Exploring ‘Head, Hand, Heart’ by David Goodhart
online, via ZoomA roundtable book discussion led by Gareth Sturdy, organised by the Academy of Ideas Education Forum.
Free
Is lockdown damaging children’s mental health?
online, via ZoomJoin the AoI Education Forum to discuss how Covid policies affect children's mental health and the dangers of overstating the problem.
Free
Should the classroom be politically neutral?
Accent Study Centre 12 Bedford Square, LondonThis Academy of Ideas Education Forum discussion is a satellite event for the Battle of Ideas festival 2021.
£3 – £5
Teaching white privilege: making schools less racist or more divided?
Accent Study Centre 12 Bedford Square, LondonHow should we judge the focus on white privilege and unconscious racial bias in lessons, reading lists and school staff training? Will it make schools more anti-racist – or divided? Join the AoI Education Forum for a friendly, open and respectful panel discussion.
£3 – £5
Has Ofsted become too political?
online, via ZoomJoin us for this Academy of Ideas Education Forum event as a panel of educationalists examine the successes and failures of Ofsted.
Free
Did teachers fail the kids?
Accent Study Centre 12 Bedford Square, LondonJoin us for this in-person AoI Education Forum event as Liz Cole and Molly Kingsley discuss their new book, The Children's Inquiry.
£5 – £7
Should teachers strike during an education crisis?
Accent Study Centre 12 Bedford Square, LondonJoin the Academy of Ideas Education Forum for this in-person roundtable debate on the pros and cons of industrial action.
£5 – £7
Warm-Strict Schools: saving pupils or ‘another brick in the wall’?
online, via ZoomJoin the Academy of Ideas Education Forum for a discussion of what role behaviourist theories shoud play in the life of a school.
Free
After the ‘Gove revolution’: how can state education be improved?
online, via ZoomOnline panel discussion on the state of education in schools today - and what might come next.
Free
Religion in schools: protecting or neglecting the faithful?
Accent Study Centre 12 Bedford Square, LondonFaith schools, pupil prayer rooms and holy books in the classroom have all been the cause of recent controversy. What constitutes tolerance and intolerance when it comes to religion in schools? Join the AoI Education Forum for this in-person debate in central London.
£5 – £7
Do schools need a reset for the ‘Anxious Generation’?
Accent Study Centre 12 Bedford Square, LondonAoI Education Forum discussion on Jonathan Haidt's book The Anxious Generation, introduced by Dr Alex Standish.
£5 – £7