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Oli de Botton Articles

Building schools for the future … and the past

After an education-free election, schools are back. Nicky Morgan wants to do more about ‘coasting’ schools, all the Labour leadership contenders are talking about aspiration, and Liz Kendall has offered a more nuanced approach to free schools. The attention is...
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London elite? New mayor could make London schools world class

Apologies. This is a piece about London and its schools. With Tessa Jowell announcing she wants to replace Boris Johnson and other Labour contenders circling, there is an opportunity to discuss the future of education in the capital. Any incoming mayor will start from...
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Leadership crisis? Politicians might learn from school leaders

Half-term can be a time for reflecting and agonising. Some school leaders review assemblies to see if their ‘topline message’ is getting through. Some consider whether the dynamics of the team are strong enough to retain the confidence of parents. Some fret over new...
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‘A world class’ teacher in every classroom?

Two weeks into a new term and by now teachers are back in the familiar routines of school life: early starts, emotional undulations, reality TV programmes to dramatise their daily conversations. This year is different though. By the summer term, some of these teachers...
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