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1 December 2020
The importance of Black History in the British curriculum
An examination of the arguments for continuing to exclude British colonialism from the curriculum.
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14 November 2020
School uniforms: smartly-dressed equaliser or an unnecessary burden?
School uniform is well meaning, put in place to promote equality and pride, but it can also be problematic. Let’s discuss the pros and the cons of school attire.
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21 October 2020
Mental illness – The silent curriculum
Mental illness is affecting every single school child in the UK, but we aren’t talking about it. Mental health needs to be brought out of the shadows and put firmly on the school curriculum for all to see and learn.
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14 October 2020
Schools: New ways of learning
By their very nature, schools adopt teaching techniques that cater for the masses, but this means that plenty of young people are still falling through the cracks of the system. Could new ways of learning prevent these gaps?
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12 October 2020
Should we teach racial politics in school?
The UK education system runs on outdated values that only benefit a portion of students. The curriculum does not reflect real world issues, and we think it’s time for things to change - starting with teaching racial politics in schools.
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10 October 2020
Should we be teaching racial politics in schools?
Next in our New School series, we're talking to Saskia about integrating anti-racist education in schools and asking whether it's even possible to teach anti-racism in our school.
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5 October 2020
Punishments in school: archaic and unhelpful?
Do detentions, suspensions and isolation change behaviour or are they just a reflection of a British ‘justice’ system that seeks to punish rather than reform?
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25 September 2020
Home-education is the unseen revolution
Why has Covid-19 converted many to the cause of unconventional education?
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19 September 2020
The history of (broken) schooling
To kick off our New School series, we're talking to Sadhana about the history of schools.
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17 September 2020
Rethinking education: Voice’s New School
Reconceptualising education to meet the needs and wants of young people in the 21st Century.
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7 September 2020
A (very) brief history of broken schooling
Diving into the vast history of school: in Britain and all over the world