There’s a very interesting cover story and editorial in this week’s Times Educational Supplement, suggesting that the Department of Education under the Coalition government is in the process of quietly ditching New Labour’s flagship children’s policy, Every Child Matters (ECM). … Continue reading
After the riots in England earlier this month, emotions and education have loomed large in resulting social commentaries. One chief constable, Chris Sims of the West Midlands police, said of the Birmingham rioters that they were “not an angry crowd, … Continue reading
The Department for Education has just released a report which evaluates the effectiveness of ‘emotional resilience classes’ in British schools. The classes were designed by Martin Seligman, professor at Penn University and the inventor of Positive Psychology, and rolled out … Continue reading