Teaching

Who is the prophet in the battle of Batley Grammar?

It is a curious headline in the Times. 'Prophet' is upper case, so the assumption is that all who see it will know to whom it refers. The word isn't in inverted commas, so this person's prophethood is asserted without…

Bishop of Chelmsford repudiates episcopal "talent pool"

October 1, 2015
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It was a glorious sermon, with an audacious, if not subversive (which some may call prophetic) intervention on the Church of England's emerging "talent pool" approach to recognising bishops.…

As 40% of adults think Jesus is a myth, has Religious Education failed?

September 25, 2015
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Richard Dawkins and the other prophets of atheism love to tell us that in the fabricated battle between religious belief and rationalism, there can be only one winner, and…

Anti-terror legislation will be used against teachers who oppose same-sex marriage

August 4, 2015
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The Extremism Bill seeks to extend the powers of government and law enforcement agencies to confront and neuter what they perceive to constitute 'extremism'. One of its provisions is…

Ofsted go on the offensive against faith schools

October 27, 2014
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If there is one thing that will strike fear in the heart of all teachers, it is those two little words ‘Ofsted inspection’. There’s good reason for this. Even…

It's Tristram Hunt who should be taking an oath, not our teachers

October 14, 2014
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Poor Tristram Hunt. The Shadow Education Secretary's latest revolutionary idea of having teachers swear a public oath in the style of the Hippocratic Oath - committing themselves to the values of their profession…