Melissa Benn

Apr 5, 2024 | versobooks.com | Melissa Benn |Stefan Collini |Francis Mulhern

These are desperate times in the UK higher education system. Every week there are closures of degrees or departments, and sizeable redundancies. Disproportionately it is the arts, humanities and social sciences that are affected, a consequence of their downgrading in recent years. The frequency with which common-sense opinion pieces in the tabloid press have questioned (and often ridiculed) the value of the liberal education prepares the ground for so many of these cuts.

Mar 25, 2024 | teachwire.net | Adam Riches |Louise Pink |Melissa Benn |Natasha Devon MBE

Secondary Let’s stop asking girls to behave more like the worst of boys and start encouraging boys to emulate the best of girls, writes Natasha Devon… by When it comes to single-sex schooling, my stance is one that some might term cognitive dissonance, others as brand hypocrisy – but which I prefer to think of as a tension between head and heart. Logically, I know that ‘all boys’ and ‘all girls’ schools probably shouldn’t exist. They’re archaic.

Mar 14, 2024 | teachwire.net | Louise Pink |Melissa Benn |Shirley Lawes |Adam Riches

Secondary Students might have all the knowledge they need for an exam – but, asks Adam Riches, will they be up to the task of writing it all down? by Of all the demands made by the GCSE language and literature exam, one of the most essential is being able to hand write legibly, at length and under tight constraints. Your students might know their texts and their quotes – but are their hand muscles fully prepared for the task that awaits them?

Mar 14, 2024 | teachwire.net | Melissa Benn |Shirley Lawes |Daniel Harvey |Louise Pink

PrimarySecondary Louise Pink explores the effective strategies schools are using to help children and young people move on from the legacy of Covid and succeed… by If you’re a teacher struggling to close learning gaps or your students’ reading skills are not where they need to be, then you’re not alone.

Mar 14, 2024 | teachwire.net | Shirley Lawes |Daniel Harvey |John Lawson |Melissa Benn

Secondary As the teacher recruitment crisis continues to spiral, what will it take for policymakers to finally give the profession the respect it deserves? by With all the pre-election furore surrounding immigration, you might think the government would be clamping down on anyone from outside the UK coming to work in Britain these days. Far from it. In some sectors, the government is desperate to recruit from abroad.