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Gus John calls for regrading of 2012 GCSEs
Share/Bookmark Professor Gus John joins a number of eminent academics and campaigners for children’s education rights in calling for a regrading of papers in this Summer’s examinations fiasco. Gus John says: I believe that however much Michael Gove pleads ‘no interference’, he cannot dissociate himself from the political and policy context in which the examining boards
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Moving English Forward?
Share/BookmarkI find this latest Ofsted report both interesting and worrying. It comes at a time when there is a focus on the disproportionate number of black young people unemployed and the number getting 3 A Levels – 1 out of every 50 as compared to 1 in 8 whites. Ofsted’s chief inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw
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Language and identity issues in the education of African heritage people of Caribbean origin in Britain
Share/BookmarkThis paper is the abridged text of a conference presentation in March 2004 in the City of Birmingham, England. The conference explored the status and current usage of Caribbean languages in British schools and in social interactions and the conduct of business in the wider community. The paper considers three main themes: 1. Caribbean languages in
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