Month: June 2020

Fully opening schools: planning for success
Hamid Patel CBE is chief executive officer of Star Academies The cautious reopening of schools to more children during recent weeks has restored a measure of national confidence. Pupils have been mature…
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Intellectual Virtue and Education
For the most part the philosophy of education has given way to the cognitive sciences as a force for educational change. Even an increased focus on knowledge has done little…
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Three Government actions to remove deadlock
Hamid Patel CBE, Chief Executive of Star Academies Prolonged absence from school is hurting our children and widening inequalities. With every day that goes by in lockdown, the situation worsens and…
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The ‘Roadmap to Recovery’- the five ‘Rs’ and an approach to the wider re-opening of our 21 primary, secondary and special schools in the East of England.
Stephen Chamberlain is CEO of The Active Learning Trust. On the 18th March 2020 the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson announced that: “After schools shut their gates from Friday afternoon, they will…
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