Education

Should computers replace pen and paper in all exams?

Isabel Nisbet, outgoing chief the Ofqual qualifications watchdog, argues that GCSEs and A-levels will become "invalid" for digitally native pupils if writing materials are retained.

She debates her proposal with Dr Sheila Lawlor, director of centre-right think-tank Politeia.

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At the end of last year Michael Gove unveiled plans for the biggest overhaul in teacher training in a generation. To view the TES article with details of the restructuring, with reference to Politeia's reports, click here.

View press release for the Politeia report Teachers Matter.

Chris Pelling & Llewelyn Morgan
June 2010
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Latin has been squeezed out of the curriculum and recently excluded from the plan for foreign languages at primary school. Unless the trend is reversed English education will be poorer. In Politeia's new publication Latin for Language Learners, Professor Chris Pelling and Dr Llewelyn Morgan explain the advantages of learning Latin. It facilitates learning other languages and helps raise standards across the curriculum.

View press coverage for this publication.

2010 Events Round-up

This year saw Politeia running flagship conferences, lectures and seminars which tackled a wide range of issues, from public services, fiscal policy and economic growth, to defence, transport, education and constitutional issues.

December Martin Howe QC and Jacob Rees-Mogg MP discussed William Hague's Bill to protect British sovereignty - as exists in other EU member states.

November Schools Minister Nick Gibb took up the proposals in Latin for Language Learners. His address reflected the change of direction on language teaching policy shown in last week’s White Paper, The Importance of Teaching.