Expert Comment
“Our society still operates on a monolingual ideal”: Expert comment from Professor Jo Angouri
As the number of students studying German and French drops by half in UK secondary schools, expert in multilingualism from the Centre for Applied Linguistics, Professor Jo Angouri, explains this decline in foreign language learning.
Faith schools - expert comment
Dr Ruth Wareham from the University of Warwick’s Department of Politics and International Studies, comments on today's announcement that the goivernment will create a new generation of "voluntary-aided" faith schools.
Grammar school funding - expert comment
Georgina Newton, principle teaching fellow from Centre for Teacher Education at the University of Warwick, comments on the announcement that grammar schools in England will receive funding for expansion.
"A retrograde step" - Dr Ruth Wareham comments on plans to lift the cap on faith school admissions
Education Secretary Damien Hinds has suggested in an interview that he will lift the cap on religiously selective admissions to faith schools. Dr Ruth Wareham highlights potential risks to social inclusion and diversity.
OFSTED warning against indoctrination in schools - expert comment from Dr Ruth Wareham
Indoctrination "can happen in any school where pupils are compelled to adopt a particular religious world-view" says Dr Ruth Wareham, commenting on today's warning from Amanda Spielman, Chief Schools Inspector, that some UK schools are narrowing children's horizons in the name of religion.