What is the meaning of education in a...
16th May 2022
This post is available to download as a PDF here, and as an audiofile below: As pandemic restrictions are lifted in England and schools and work life begin to return to more of a...
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5th July 2021
This post is available as a PDF here, and an audio recording below: Nan Shepherd, best known for her novel The Living Mountain, was a Scottish novelist and poet who wrote...
Read MoreExam Results, Fairness, & Trust: A...
1st March 2021
*** This is the second post in a PESGB Blog series focussed on educational assessment and the UK Government’s handling of England’s 2020 national exams (GCSEs and A Levels) in the wake of...
Read MoreAn Argument in Favour of Results by...
14th February 2021
*** This is the first post in a PESGB Blog series focussed on educational assessment and the UK Government’s handling of England’s 2020 national exams (GCSEs and A Levels) in the wake of...
Read MoreShould We be Worried about the...
3rd February 2021
A recent observation piece by Luke Sibieta of the IFS sets out to assess the potential economic harm of the recent restrictions to face-to-face teaching. Sibieta argues that the perceived...
Read MoreWill We Always Need (Human) Teachers?
18th January 2021
The future of education is uncertain. Some commentators suggest technological advancement will do away with the need for teachers – or at least that, in the near future, teachers will not...
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