An
issue of contrasts. First we have a few articles which are criticising
or complaining.
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Professor Ewan Anderson is objecting to the Government’s initiative
to set up private academies on the grounds that the consequences have
not been thought through.
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Charles Pragnell is taking another swipe at the child protection system.
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Rowan Dickman is concerned that trends in education are splitting
the teaching and social care professions and destroying the holistic
social educative approach to children with special needs.
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Kathleen Lane is having a rant about the way in which antisocial behaviour
is learnt.
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David Lane is concerned that there may be an imbalance in the time
and resources spent on quality assurance, such that the effect of
the systems could be to detract from quality.
Then we have the positives.
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Keith White focuses on the significance of the apparently unimportant
aspects of life and on celebrating seasonally.
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Lesley Durston reports on good experiences of inspection.
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Alison Linsey speaks of the excellent dialogue with Ministers about
the Children’s Bill.
And the rest.
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Gus Greene tells of the way it used to be, with boys absconding -
or trying to.
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There is a report on FICE business in Plovdiv.
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And of course, there are all the bits and bobs in Cuttings.
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