Making sense of the world is the stuff of the arts and humanities, says head teacher Keith Budge, concerned at political instinct to promote STEM subjects at the expense of a wider education.
Last week, the Prime Minister announced a government push on maths, science and technology in schools, with teachers to get specialist training, a new national college for digital skills and coding, and a new GCSE in computer science.
"If countries are going to win in the global race and children compete and get the best jobs, you need mathematicians and scientists – pure and simple," we heard. However, there is little that is ‘pure and simple’ about the educational policy messages from government in recent weeks.
In late November, Nicky Morgan, the Education Secretary, sought a halt in hostilitiesbetween the government and critics of education reform within the teaching profession. She said that education should be a partnership rather than a war of ideas, with an end to “false dichotomies” between “subjects we value and subjects we don’t”... Keep reading on The Telegraph
Last week, the Prime Minister announced a government push on maths, science and technology in schools, with teachers to get specialist training, a new national college for digital skills and coding, and a new GCSE in computer science.
"If countries are going to win in the global race and children compete and get the best jobs, you need mathematicians and scientists – pure and simple," we heard. However, there is little that is ‘pure and simple’ about the educational policy messages from government in recent weeks.
In late November, Nicky Morgan, the Education Secretary, sought a halt in hostilities between the government and critics of education reform within the teaching profession. She said that education should be a partnership rather than a war of ideas, with an end to “false dichotomies” between “subjects we value and subjects we don’t”... Keep reading on The Telegraph