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How do we manage market forces in Education:. an impossible task?. The Moral Questions. Moral Purpose Moral Compass – Values, Skills and Understanding Moral Courage. The political context. Four increasingly divergent UK systems The English System Two distinct periods
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How do we manage market forces in Education: an impossible task?
The Moral Questions • Moral Purpose • Moral Compass – Values, Skills and Understanding • Moral Courage
The political context • Four increasingly divergent UK systems • The English System • Two distinct periods • Is there to be a third period?
The Political Mantra • Choice • Diversity • Autonomy • Equity • Equality • Accountability
Holding the Politicians to Account: improved policy making • How will it help all children including those gaining least from the system at present? • How will it increase respect for and trust in teachers? • How will the undesirable effect of the market be limited? • How is the principle of subsidiarity observed?
Holding the Politicians to Account: improved policy making- The Wigan Test • What does an independent panel say about the evidence that this policy will work when measured against the above criteria - Select Committee - HMI - Research
What Do Parents and their Children want of schools? • To unlock the mind and open the shut chambers of the heart • To help their children ‘think for themselves and act for others’ • To have an increasingly confident grasp of the skills for life • To enable them to ‘walk a step or two of the way with genius’ • To discover the ‘Kes’ factor
What role have universities in this endeavour? • A preferred destination? • A respected ‘formative’ influence for teachers….first degree…higher degree…ITE..CPD? • A provider of research evidence? • Making research a defining theme of schooling?