Unlike some school and education leaders who regularly meet with Ministers or the Department my meeting with Nick Gibb MP today was a unique opportunity to try to influence policy. Conscious that my depth of feeling, about the Ebacc, could all to easily lead to a garbled monologue followed by a polite response from the Minister, a warm hand shake and no impact I have tried to think through what I want to say. This mustn’t be an opportunity missed.
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The strength of feeling I have against the EBacc interests me. As mentioned before it is my line in the sand, the issue that would cause me to walk away from education after thirty years. It’s certainly not about the subjects included within it, they are all great, and it’s not simply the subjects excluded from it, they’re great as well. Continue reading