Blog

New budget on the right track to helping bright working class children

New budget on the right track to helping bright working class children

The current ‘one-size fits all’ education system has failed generations of bright working-class children, so yesterday’s budget, although not going far enough, signals a change for the better. We need to make pathways for academically bright children from poorer working-class backgrounds to succeed, just like their forbears. (Read my thoughts here http://stephencurran.co.uk/raise-aspiration-end-social-injustice/) The allocation of…

Read More Read More

Primary education needs an overhaul if we’re to succeed on the global stage

Primary education needs an overhaul if we’re to succeed on the global stage

When I was asked to advise the government three years ago on the new maths curriculum I was hoping for a return to more traditional teaching methods – and to a time when we used to lead the world rather than lag behind everyone else. In fact, our brief was to emulate the world’s most…

Read More Read More