David B Morgan National Education Service needs to consider parental and community involvement if it is to deliver on its vision of a progressive and inclusive service meeting the needs of all. …
Category: National Education Service
Promoting Public Services through UK Aid
Dan Carden MP There are 260 million children worldwide not currently enrolled in school. And too many who are enrolled simply don’t receive the education they need to equip them for life….
Towards a Comprehensive 14-19 Curriculum: a Socialist Perspective
Ian Duckett, Pam Tatlow and James Whiting. A bigger, braver and more rounded curriculum that is truly broad and balanced, is a longstanding aim of progressive educationalists. Bolstered by a National Education…
Developing primary education and the expertise of primary teachers in a National Education Service
Tony Eaude Introduction This article considers the role of primary education and of teachers of young children in a National Education Service, drawing especially on research on teacher expertise and how this…
How to create truly public tertiary education system under Labour
David Ridley If Labour’s visionary National Education Service policy is to be successfully implemented, there must be a simultaneous process of de-commodification from the top, in terms of national policy, and from…
The future of assessment and accountability within a National Education Service
Dr Mary Bousted At the heart of Labour’s vision of a National Education Service is a vision of an education system from cradle to grave. A life-long service which meets every citizen’s…
NES and the rebirth of local democratic schools
Henry Fowler In July 2018, the National Education Union (NEU) launched a councillors’ network after bringing together 50 London councillors for a briefing on the school funding campaign. Since then, the network…
A Radical Vision for Education
Melanie Griffiths Labour needs a radical vision for education to present to the electorate at the next General election, which will be upon us very soon. In addition to presenting the “idea”…
