 | Alka Sehgal Cuthbert has worked in education for over 20 years. She writes on educational and cultural issues, for online publications. Her doctoral thesis argues for a progressive defence of liberal subject-based education, with a particular focus on the relationship between knowledge and values. She is a governor at the East London Science School. |
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