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29 juin 2016

Losing the Cornish language would kill off part of British culture

By Jon Mills. The Cornish language “Kernewek” is one of the oldest tongues still spoken in Britain today. Like Welsh, Breton – its closest relatives – Irish, Scottish Gaelic, and Manx Gaelic, Kernewek is a Celtic language. Yet it has not enjoyed the same protection that some of the former have. Now the British government is cutting the funding that supports the survival of this language. More...

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29 juin 2016

Multiculturalism can foster a new kind of Englishness

By Wendy Ayres-Bennett. To many, multiculturalism as a political idea in Britain suffered a body blow in 2001. In the shock of 9/11 terrorism and after race riots in some northern English towns, many forecast that its days were numbered. More...

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29 juin 2016

How the British military became a champion for language learning

By Wendy Ayres-Bennett. In a new report on the value of languages, my colleagues and I showcased how a new language policy instituted last year within the British Army, was triggered by a growing appreciation of the risks of language shortages for national security. More...

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29 juin 2016

Translation: a bridge between languages that can foster cultural equality

By Marcus Tomalin. The ongoing migration crisis is unparalleled in living memory, and it painfully illustrates how large-scale population displacements can rapidly create social situations in which linguistic differences become flashpoints. The inability of migrants to speak the first language of a country to which they have travelled can arouse suspicion and alienation. These differences create divisions that can only be bridged by translating from one language to another, and from one culture to another. More...

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29 juin 2016

Power to the students: how the nature of higher education is changing

By Andrew Gunn. A large majority of UK undergraduates are satisfied with their university course, according to the results of an annual survey of 15,000 full-time students. But the 2016 student academic experience survey found perceptions of “good value for money” are in decline, indicating that students are becoming more demanding. More...

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29 juin 2016

Debunked: links between term-time holidays and lower grades

By Peter Jones. The government’s guidance on attendance states that parents are “responsible for making sure that their children of compulsory school age receive a suitable full-time education”, which can be by “regular attendance at school”, an alternative provision, or home schooling. More...

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29 juin 2016

Is there a right way to learn to read?

By Emily Harrison. Phonics is based on training children’s “segmental phonological awareness” (that is, raising their awareness of letters and sounds and teaching them segmenting and blending skills). But there is a second part to phonological awareness known as “suprasegmental phonology”. It refers to the rhythmic components of spoken language that accompany the segmental elements, such as stress placement, intonation or pitch, and timing. More...

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29 juin 2016

What is the National Citizen Service?

By Sarah Mills. A further £1.2 billion pound investment was announced in the 2016 Queen’s Speech as part of a new permanent statutory footing which will mean that all schools have a duty to promote NCS. More...

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29 juin 2016

Why we need to teach political philosophy in schools

By Jonathan Floyd. What is the spectre haunting Europe today? It’s simple. The thing that truly dogs us, that really drags at our heels, is ignorance. Ignorance of the fundamental ideas at the heart of politics. Ignorance of the key terms of political argument: liberty, equality, power, justice, and so on. Ignorance of the subject matter of political philosophy. More...

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29 juin 2016

Beware the digital entrepreneurs who are opening their own schools

By Ben Williamson. To children who love computer games, it could be a dream come true. In early February, Nicky Morgan, secretary of state for education, announced plans to open two new free schools focusing on computer programming skills in 2017. More...

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