Monthly Archives: January 2009

22 January 2009

Shame on the Girls’ Day School Trust

On 29 October in Credit crunch: When they can’t afford the school fees any longer, I addressed the issue of children being withdrawn mid-year from their fee-paying schools due to the credit crunch.  Canvassing the press, I see that in … Continue reading →

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Filed under Affordable Education, charitable status; schools, Charities, Credit crunch, Girls Day School Trust (GDST), Individual schools, Means-tested bursaries, Private schools, Public benefit requirement, Schools, Streatham and Clapham High School GDST, Uncategorized

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21 January 2009

The 3Rs…or chocolate? The Rose Report says you can have your cake and eat it too!

I haven’t posted in a while. Christmas in Canada followed by weekly trips since then to Abu Dhabi (from where I post this today) are offered as excuses.  I was going to write something about the state of primary education … Continue reading →

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Filed under Children's Plan, Curriculum, Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), Every Child Matters, Government Reports, Melanie Philips, National Literacy Strategy, Primary, Rose Report (Interim Dec 2008), Three Wise Men Report (Primary Curriculum 1992), Time to Talk

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