June 2018

I see that NUS is working with Friends of the Earth [FoE] on a behaviour change project to "incentivise vegetarian meal choices by students".  This will provide a veggie loyalty card which offers students a free meal once they’ve purchased 6 plant-based...

EAUC, aka Future Imperfect, has a conference coming up on 'Collaborations for change – global goals for tomorrow's education, today'.  The conference theme, we're told, "recognises the critical role academics, researchers, students, sustainability leaders and support staff in universities and colleges...

The government's key measure of school worth, Progress 8, is under fire from headteachers who say that it discriminates against  secondary schools in traditional English working-class areas where there is usually both economic deprivation and a low proportion of pupils speaking English...

I see that the University of Bath is having what looks like a root 'n' branch review of curriculum.  It says: "As part of our Education Strategy 2016-2021 we committed to transform our curricula and approaches to assessment, particularly where this...

Quartered safely in Wiltshire as I am, heading north into the Cotswolds is always like a step back in time.  It's not just that medievalism always seems on the point of breaking out with the black death lurking under every...