You are browsing the Blog for society.
Play the accordion with Sir Michael Wilshaw
Sir Michael Wilshaw, head of Ofsted, is passionately committed to closing the gap between high performing schools and those struggling to deliver meaningful and saleable schooling outcomes to children. He rightly identifies school leadership as a key factor in this. But, he appears to want to widen an already existing and pernicious knowledge and skills
...read more...
An eulogy to Willis Wilkie
Every day in every community, ordinary working people do extraordinary acts of great selflessness and courage in the service of their community. We tend to hear and write about luminaries and celebrities and not about them. I was privileged to be asked to join Fr Nigel Orchard at Christ the Redeemer C of E church
...read more...
Intercultural dialogue between Europe and Islam
On October 31st, professor Gus John delivered a research seminar entitled “Intercultural Dialogue and Mutual Respect between Europe and Islam - The challenge for Education” at the University of Birmingham. Here is the lecture in full: Let me thank my friend and comrade Dave Gillborn for nominating me to deliver this lecture and thank the School
...read more...
Black and ethnic minority leaders and managers of learning communities
The following keynote address was delivered on January 26th, 2009. That we are in the midst of crisis is now well understood. Our nation is at war, against a far-reaching network of violence and hatred. Our economy is badly weakened, a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some, but also our collective
...read more...
