Education in Britain is a right – something to which we all are entitled – but school league tables and performance-related pay for teachers are undermining this fundamental right. Since the introduction of school league tables, we have a situation whereby school is set against school. Schools should be able to work together to do [...]
Last week I was approached by a reporter from the Cambridge News who wanted my views on Cambridge City Council’s decision to drop apostrophes from new road signs. It was the first I’d heard of this, although I had read about this ruling for other counties. I was unpleasantly surprised to learn that Cambridge was [...]
I ask two questions because, sadly, each has a different answer. I’d like to focus on the positive, so will discuss the second question. Education should be something to which we are all entitled, whatever our background and upbringing. It provides opportunities for those of us who want to pursue an academic route and who [...]