Sir Kevan Collins, who resigned as the education recovery commissioner after a row over funding
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As PR disasters go, it was a big one. A lot was riding on the Government’s announcement over helping pupils catch up on lost learning following the pandemic.
University campuses have become a free speech battleground (Image: Getty Images)
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“War on woke,” screamed the Daily Mail headline. “PM reveals ‘cancel culture’ victims denied platforms by universities can now seek compensation.”
I could sense some readers reaching for a brown paper bag to stop themselves hyperventilating. Student snowflakes trying to deny us our right to speak good, old-fashioned common sense? We can’t be silenced!
The book vending machine at St Luke s CE Primary in Silverdale (Image: Leanne Bagnall)
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Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice “He rose from the table. ‘Deirdre, talk to your son. When you’re finished, I’ll be in the car’.” Ever played that game where you open a book at a particular page and read a line? Page 52, paragraph seven. Pass it on.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson
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Most of us wouldn’t dream of forking out on a new car without test-driving it first.
We get to press all those dashboard buttons and multi-device interfaces, adjust the seats and then get stuck at the traffic lights 200 metres down the road.
Students could see changes to university admissions to make the system fairer
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Anyone trying to design a fairer system for university admissions could do with a PhD in problem-solving.
No matter what you come up with, there’s always a snag that means some students lose out. Yet amazingly, people keep on trying.