Nearly no one studies the classics in state schools. The idea that there is a vast spend on that is as stupid as the belief that pensioners on the state pension alone are rolling in money. There are … (View Post)

If nothing else, it’s worth a try, Reducing the class size in a few schools to 15 is very unlikely to ruin the pupils education. So why not experiment? (View Post)

Chunks of the left have taken up the “SEND is a swindle by rich people” mantra. It would be fun to study the flows of such beliefs between left and right. (View Post)

There seems to be a gap between the President of Iran and the IRGC. Who issued the denial? (View Post)

An excellent header, as ever. My thought, as always, is that we should try an experiment of running a school in the manner suggested. We have a number that are failing to the point of collapse. So, i… (View Post)