Tag: Singapore

Progressive education just doesn’t add up

Progressive education just doesn’t add up

The tale of two countries whose names both beginning with ‘S’ demonstrates perfectly how progressive education does not automatically equal success. One of these countries is within our very own United Kingdom while the other is on the other side of the world. Both have similar-sized populations of around 5 million but there is a…

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