Why teacher professionalism matters
Speech at Childhood, Well-being and Primary Education conference.
Keith Bartley, GTCE, 17 March 2008

A Hodge-podge approach to high culture
With Margaret Hodge slamming the Proms as too posh, and schools spoonfeeding children ‘quality culture’, it's clear New Labour doesn’t know its arts from its elbow.
Angus Kennedy, spiked, 6 March 2008

Academic freedom means free speech and no "buts"
Academics have a responsibility to challenge conventional wisdom
Dennis Hayes, the free society, 4 March 2008

Research questions benefit of homework
Homework can cause family friction, particularly when middle class parents pressure their children to succeed, according to a report published today by London University's Institute of Education.
Donald MacLeod, The Guardian, 12 February 2008

Patient confidentiality and central databases
2008 may be the year when GPs find themselves in the firing line over confidentiality, as ever more patients try to opt out of ‘the NHS database’ and the Government tries ever more desperately to keep the project on track.
Ross Anderson, British Journal of General Practice, 1 February 2008

Government Response to the Report by the Sex and Relationships Education (SRE) Review Steering Group
'The implementation of the actions set out in this response will be an important factor in our efforts to promote all children and young people’s well-being and to maximise the contribution that schools make to helping children and young people achieve the 5 Every Child Matters outcomes.'
DCSF, 1 February 2008

Diminished Returns: How Raising the Leaving Age to 18 Will Harm Young People and the Economy
Leading academic and former government advisor Professor Alison Wolf reports how the British Government have ludicrously over-estimated the benefits of raising the education and training leaving age to 18 and massively under-estimated the costs.
Alison Wolf, Policy Exchange, 14 January 2008

Down with Coercive Participation
Politicians in Britain are keen to ‘engage’ with the public... just as long as our leaders get to make all the big decisions behind closed doors beforehand.
Suzy Dean, spiked, 10 January 2008

Review of Sex and Relationship Education (SRE) in Schools
Without PSHE being made statutory, we are concerned that PSHE would continue to be patchy and that in many schools it would not be given sufficient curriculum time; teachers would not be released to attend training courses; and that funds would not be made available to buy resources to support the delivery of schools’ SRE programmes.
External Steering Group, Healthyschools.gov.uk, 2008

Everybody needs good neighbours?
A study of the link between public participation and community cohesion
Stella Creasy, Karin Gavelin and Dominic Potter, involve, 2008