- Ian Wishart is a business journalist, currently working in Brussels. He worked on regional newspapers in England and Wales until 2010. Shortlisted for UK regional education journalist of the year 2009. He was education correspondent of the Leicester Mercury between 2006 and 2010. He is now business reporter for European Voice, an Economist Group newspaper. This blog is wholly unconnected with that role and the views here are entirely personal. ________________________________
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An alternative to exclusions
There was an interesting letter in the Times on Saturday from the chief executive of an organisation that works with pupils at risk of exclusion. The writer calls for more “imaginative, multilayered support and personalised learning options” for these sorts … Continue reading
In schools, as in sport, leadership is everything
In Sven-Goran Eriksson’s fascinating book about sports coaching, psychologist Dr Willi Railo says: “The mental culture in a group of people – be it a family, a football team, a company, or a nation – cannot be underestimated. The individual … Continue reading
How much did they spend saving a school?
The announcement that the principal of New College has been shortlisted for head teacher of the year seems to have been the last straw. Amid all the anger at the proposed closure of Riverside College, there seems to be a … Continue reading
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