by Sir Peter Birkett | Mar 3, 2021 | Education
The Educational Wealth Fund has highlighted three key problem areas in UK education that need to be addressed if every child is to have access to a fair and high-quality standard of education. These are the retention and recruitment of the right people, mental health,...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Mar 2, 2021 | Education
The Institute for Independent Business, or IIB as it is most often referred to, is an association designed to assist business owners and managing directors from the independent sector, providing a range of support and services tailored to meet the specific needs of...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Feb 23, 2021 | Education
Our Little Metal Friends Some of the biggest challenges faced within the education sector have been how to motivate the disengaged child, inspire teamwork in the autistic pupil and teach critical thinking in those with ADD and other special educational needs....
by Sir Peter Birkett | Feb 5, 2021 | Education
Are we Nearly There Yet? In order to understand what the future of Learning will look like, we must first revisit the beginnings of formal education to spark a major shift in thinking. As we saw in the first of our ‘Origins of Education’ blog: From Emperors to Kings,...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Feb 2, 2021 | Education
Choosing to educate a child from home is a big decision, one made by thousands of parents in the UK each year. There are an estimated 58,000 children currently being home schooled in the UK. Some more home-schooling statistics can be found in the infographic...
by Sir Peter Birkett | Jan 20, 2021 | Education
20th Century Breakthrough In 1931, the Hadow Report published a series of recommendations which considered the differences in levels of intelligence among individual children. Special schools for children with severe educational challenges were proposed, while...
