Fiona Miller and I went at it again last week, this time in a Question Time-style debate for Teachers TV. Also on the panel were Mary Bousted, General Secretary of the ATL, Rachel Wolf of the New Schools Network, and John Murphy, the Executive Principal of Oasis Academy Coulsdon. The topic was whether parents should be encouraged to get more involved in education -- and, in particular, whether they should be allowed to set up schools. It was a stimulating discussion in which all sides got a fair crack of the whip. You can see the debate here.
Re: Me vs Fiona Millar: Round Four
Posted by Mousquetaire on 11-02-2010 01:20:
gah, it's a bit rich of Fiona to say that "parents don't need to step across the threshold of the school in order to make a difference to their child's education" to further her argument -as some parents are much less able to help their children academically -and it's their children who would benefit most from an especially academic school setting.
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