April, 2009

Some evidence about choice, diversity and autonomy in school provision

Ron Glatter Emeritus Professor, The Open University This is a short note written in November 2008 which: Questions whether ‘empowerment through choice’ is supported by international evidence, as a Conservative policy paper claims Argues that in England the private sector of schooling provides exceptional advantages to its pupils and this colours the entire debate about [...]

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Memorandum to the House of Commons Children, Schools and Families Committee National Curriculum Review

Submitted on behalf of the New Vision Group’s Curriculum Aims sub-group (co-ordinated by John Elliott) The memorandum is cited as evidence in Volume 2 of the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2008-09 (31 Ev 278). The following points are reflected in Volume 1, the body of the report. The need for a new aims-based curriculum [...]

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