Reading for Battle
Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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Education
Securitising education to prevent terrorism or losing direction?
This article examines the growing relationship between security and education, particularly in the light of the UK government’s Prevent Duty that seeks to tackle radicalisation in a variety of milieus, including universities
Bill Durodié, British Journal of Educational Studies, 2016
This article examines the growing relationship between security and education, particularly in the light of the UK government’s Prevent Duty that seeks to tackle radicalisation in a variety of milieus, including universities
Bill Durodié, British Journal of Educational Studies, 2016
Why conservative values are needed in our schools now more than ever
Katharine Birbalsingh, Conservative Teachers, 29 September 2015
Katharine Birbalsingh, Conservative Teachers, 29 September 2015
Time to reclaim the classoom
Joanna Williams introduces spiked’s back-to-school special.
Joanna Williams, spiked, 1 September 2015
Joanna Williams introduces spiked’s back-to-school special.
Joanna Williams, spiked, 1 September 2015
Philosophical discussions boost pupils' maths and literacy progress, study finds
Primary school pupils across England take part in trial as part of ‘philosophy for children’ study, with pupil-led discussions on topics such as fairness and bullying
Richard Adams, Guardian, 10 July 2015
Primary school pupils across England take part in trial as part of ‘philosophy for children’ study, with pupil-led discussions on topics such as fairness and bullying
Richard Adams, Guardian, 10 July 2015
Alice in Wonderland at 150: innocent fantasy or dark and druggy?
Is it just an innocent tale of a child’s dream-like adventure, or is there more to it than at first meets the eye?
Rosa Silverman, Telegraph, 4 July 2015
Is it just an innocent tale of a child’s dream-like adventure, or is there more to it than at first meets the eye?
Rosa Silverman, Telegraph, 4 July 2015
Today's Media Influences on Young Children
Children are inundated with messages from the popular media, and may interpret them differently than adults.
Mary Renck Jalongo, Scholastic
Children are inundated with messages from the popular media, and may interpret them differently than adults.
Mary Renck Jalongo, Scholastic
Teaching; it’s about what you know
William Kitchen vs education’s child-centred, anti-knowledge orthodoxy.
Joanna Williams, spiked, January 2015
William Kitchen vs education’s child-centred, anti-knowledge orthodoxy.
Joanna Williams, spiked, January 2015
The Importance of Scaring Children
The long tradition of moral ambiguity and unhappy endings in kids' fiction returns with Evangeline Lilly's The Squickerwonkers.
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 18 November 2014
The long tradition of moral ambiguity and unhappy endings in kids' fiction returns with Evangeline Lilly's The Squickerwonkers.
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 18 November 2014
The Age-Old Question. Teaching: Art or Science?
Good teaching is all about paying attention to your results. Does that make proficient teaching a science?
Nancy Flanagan , Education Week Teacher, 13 August 2014
Good teaching is all about paying attention to your results. Does that make proficient teaching a science?
Nancy Flanagan , Education Week Teacher, 13 August 2014
British values
To mark the 799th anniversary of Magna Carta, the Prime Minister has written an article for the Mail on Sunday on British values.
David Cameron , Mail on Sunday, 15 June 2014
To mark the 799th anniversary of Magna Carta, the Prime Minister has written an article for the Mail on Sunday on British values.
David Cameron , Mail on Sunday, 15 June 2014
Sex in the brain: do men and women think differently?
"The Battle of Ideas gives a forum for the most topical of debates and the healthy exchange of ideas - in our session what interested most was the contributions from the floor, also just the sheer buzz of the crowds in the foyers."
Jeremy Musson, writer and historic buildings consultant; former architectural editor, Country Life
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