Monthly Archives: March 2011

Fees update

Posted on March 30, 2011 by

Sussex has now announced its fee proposals and, like most of those who have announced it’s £9,000. No real surprise there. I guess what would have been a surprise would have been fees of less than £9,000. I do actually … Continue reading →

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University Fees

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

It’s dangerous to talk about what my employer may do with regard to fees – no official statements no leaks, no news, no figure. I honestly don’t know and the decision will have nothing to do with me. I come … Continue reading →

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School Admissions

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

Another day another Gove ‘cunning plan’. This time it is to abolish Local Authority lotteries and allow schools to run individual lotteries for school admissions. Gear up for a mess, a lot of complaints and a very ugly admissions war. … Continue reading →

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New, but few, Standards

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

Michael Gove wishes the standards for QTS to be revised. I’m not against that – some of them are a bit flabby, and fluffy. It seems he wishes them to reflect the key skills needed by teachers. Again, not contentious … Continue reading →

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Science is under attack (again)

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

I read a very sad story today – it was about a science lecturer who is a Muslim and who defended evolution. He has been subjected to attacks about his ‘beliefs’. I don’t think that he ‘believes’ in evolution, I … Continue reading →

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Jamie’s Dream School

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Episode one Interesting. Michael Gove would like to see all teacher training take place in schools. He values a ‘look and learn’ model for training teachers. Well, Jamie’s dream school is probablky the best advert for not just taking on … Continue reading →

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The Darwinian Paradigm

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

The Darwinian Paradigm is, for me, ‘normal science’ (as described by Kuhn), so anything that is normal for me resides in a Darwinian Paradigm. In short, I write about ‘normal’ stuff. So this is my blog on education, science and … Continue reading →

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