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British Schools Need a Bolder Rethinking of 'Enrichment'
The Department for Education's Enrichment Framework could form the basis for a more ambitious reframing of the fundamental purpose of schooling.
 • Alex Crossman
Would Reducing Selection Increase Opportunity? A Response to Sam Freedman
The blogger and education policy specialist has made a timely intervention in the discussion about schools' role in addressing inequality. Could any of…
 • Alex Crossman
Memory Politics at Heart of Reform UK calls for "Patriotic" School History Curriculum
Reform UK's education policy centres on a schools history curriculum that would be fundamentally ahistorical.
 • Alex Crossman
The mixed legacy of Michael Gove
Michael Gove's education reforms shaped British schooling for over a decade. Policies being introduced by the current Education Secretary will throw…
 • Alex Crossman
Specialism and Support, Not Selection, Drives Student Success
It is high time to dispell the fog of confusion around what drives student success in the later stages of secondary education.
 • Alex Crossman
It's Time To Take The Risks Of AI Seriously
The benefits of AI in education may be profound, but the risks are existential. Educators need to take them seriously.
 • Alex Crossman
University Admissions and The Matthew Effect
Or, why it really does matter who gets to attend the most competitive universities.
 • Alex Crossman
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