- 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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Should Leicester look after its own teachers?
Should teachers who are made redundant from one school be given help to get a job in another school? Knowing the unfortunate view many people have of teachers, probably most of the public would say no. Why should they receive special treatment, they … Continue reading
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Tagged Fullhurst, Leicester City Council, NUT, Peter Flack, redundancy, Riverside
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Keith Vaz MP, Fullhurst Community College and Tutsi genocide
These are strange days indeed. Yesterday morning Keith Vaz MP called me to say that the tie-up which will see teachers from Rushey Mead School – in his constituency – working in Fullhurst College was like the “British Prime Minister … Continue reading
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Tagged academies, Fullhurst, Keith Vaz, NUT, Peter Flack, Ross Grant, Rushey Mead School, Rwanda
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The real meaning of One Leicester
There’s a huge branding campaign currently going on, spearheaded by Leicester City Council, to “put Leicester firmly on the map” and to “highlight Leicester’s ambition”. It’s called One Leicester, includes spending £137,000 putting banners on lampposts and, according to its … Continue reading
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Tagged Leicester City Council, NUT, One Leicester, Peter Flack, reading, Whatever It Takes
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