Throughout the twenty five years I worked in UK higher education I was persistently exercised by the concept of quality. Something never seemed quite right. I believed in it; I knew that, but I seemed to inhabit an environment where…
“In the last 4 weeks, have you experienced any feelings of depression or apathy?” (short pause) “No.” I’m a terrible liar. I’d recently had a fall out with a friend which had been all-consuming, and I’d spent the subsequent months…
Book cover for Wrońska & Stern (eds.) (2024). Taken from the Routledge catalogue. Routledge, 2024. ISBN: 9781032471693, Hbk. ISBN: 9781003386100, eBook. RRP: £145.00 / £39.99, 238pp. (This article is part of a series of blog posts from authors in a collection,…
Dear all, The archives of the PESGB are in the UCL Institute of Education Library Archives. This pamphlet is a flavour of what is there, which people may consult by appointment. We have produced it to mark the 60th anniversary…
The promotion of wellbeing in schools had become popular in the last decade or so. Indeed, there has been some searching philosophical work written on the subject. Along with self-esteem and flourishing, fostering wellbeing has become one of the fashionable…
Book cover for Wrońska & Stern (eds.) (2024). Taken from the Routledge catalogue. Routledge, 2024. ISBN: 9781032471693, Hbk. ISBN: 9781003386100, eBook. RRP: £145.00 / £39.99, 238pp. (This article is part of a series of blog posts from authors in a collection,…
A Philosophical Inquiry into Subject English and Creative Writing by Oli Belas Book cover for Belas (2023). Taken from the Routledge catalogue. Routledge, 2023. ISBN: 9780367487362, Hbk. ISBN: 9781032374581, Pbk. ISBN: 9781003042617, eBook. RRP: £125.00 / £38.99 / £35.09, 156pp.…
All in the family “The problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat” — Lily Tomlin. Now the above doesn’t reflect well on rats, which are complex and intelligent rodents, but it…
The Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR) led by Becky Francis has now issued its Call for Evidence. The questions it asks focus on improvements in existing arrangements, having particularly in mind the needs of children disadvantaged in various ways, as…
I’m going to ask you a question. I want you to answer the question quickly and without thinking about it. Please be honest, it’s only for yourself. Here goes: Can you teach someone without caring about them? Did you have…
If I was asked to name a pressing issue in Higher Education (HE) student education it would be engagement – lowering or lack thereof. Speaking to colleagues both internally and externally it became clear that the issue of engagement was…
The gate is narrow. The path is mine alone. Your intuition knows what to write. So get out of the way. Ray Bradbury. Yoga has a plethora of definitions, from intimacy to discipline, and it incorporates a dizzying array of…