Articles in the News
Conservative Home: Stephen Curran: Labour’s plans for education only add up to bad news for children (16 September 2024).
Link: Conservative Home Article
PDF: Labour’s plans for education only add up to bad news for children.
Back To School Magazine: There is prejudice in education, but not where you think… (1 July 2021).
Link: The Back to School Magazine Article
PDF of first section: There is prejudice in education, but not where you think…
Telegraph: The Pandemic is a Good Opportunity to Scrap my GCSE Revolution (24 April 2021).
Link: The Telegraph article
PDF: Lord Baker / The pandemic is a good opportunity to scrap my GCSE revolution
Read: my blog response to the article
Sputnik International: Education Expert on New UK Grading System: ‘Making Teacher Focal Point of Decision is Wrong’ (25 February 2021).
Link: The Sputnik International article
PDF: Education Expert on the New UK Grading System.
The Spectator: The SNP’s education ‘stitch-up’ (16 February 2021).
Link: Spectator article
PDF: The SNP’s education ‘stitch-up’
Read: my blog response to the article
Telegraph: Poor pupils lose out as number of male teachers falls to a new low (19 October 2020).
Link: Telegraph article
PDF: Pupils lose out as number of male teachers falls to new low.
Print Article: Poor pupils lose out as number of male teachers falls to new low.
WIRED: Results day is a diversity disaster. Here’s all the proof you need (13 August 2020).
Link: WIRED article
PDF: Results day is a diversity disaster. Here’s all the proof you need.
Kent Online: Coronavirus in Kent: Parents, head teachers and experts respond to government plans to reopen schools (18 May 2020).
Link: Kent Online article (note: Steve has been misrepresented as currently living in Kent. He grew up in Kent, but now lives in Middlesex)
PDF: Coronavirus in Kent Parents, head teachers and experts respond to government plans to reopen school.
Telegraph: Will Homeschooling Spell Disaster for a Generation? Dr Curran, along with other educational experts, highlights the impact of homeschooling and the challenges it poses for children, parents, teachers and schools (25 April 2020).
Link: Telegraph article (note: Steve has been misgendered within the quote from him)
PDF: Will homeschooling spell disaster for a generation?
Mirror: Experts share what they think the world will look like once lockdown is lifted (5 April 2020).
Link: Mirror article
PDF: Coronavirus Experts share what they think the world will look like once lockdown is lifted
Daily Express: has showcased the live interview with Gordon Brewer from BBC Scotland showcased the interview with Gordon Brewer from BBC Scotland citing statements made within the interview (2 March 2020).
Link: Daily Express article
PDF: Nicola Sturgeon accused of hiding from failing education system
Tes: Scotland’s recent education record should be ‘a wake-up call’ to advocates of progressive education (Wednesday 12th February 2020).
Link: TES article
PDF: The danger of progressive education in Scotland
Deep South Media: AE Tuition has opened a second tuition centre in Langley, Slough. It was officially opened by the town’s Mayor Cllr Arvind Dhaliwal. (Monday 7th November 2016).
Link: Deep South Media
My London: Keep children’s minds active during holidays, warns education expert in Get West London (Summer 2015)
Link: My London
PDF: Keep children’s minds active during holidays, warns education expert
My London: Education expert calls for extra support for children who fail SATs in Get West London (1 May 2015)
Author of ‘How to’ maths and English workbooks Stephen Curran has called for extra support for children who fail their SATs …
Link: My London
PDF: Education expert calls for extra support for children who fail SATs – MyLondon
My London: ‘How-to’ maths books launched to aid ‘war on innumeracy’ in Get West London (17 February 2015)
Steve responds to a statement by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan’s declaration of a ‘war on innumeracy’ in primary schools.
Link: My London
PDF: How-to maths books launched to aid war on innumeracy