Lord Baker argues that the current schooling system fails to cater for cross-subject topics like green issues
Lord Kenneth Baker was six in 1940, when he was evacuated from west London to Southport, a seaside town in the North West, to escape Luftwaffe bombs. He remembers beaches and “genteel” shopping arcades – but his clearest memory stems from his schooling.
Teachers at his Church of England primary nourished his childhood with a broad, balanced education. He had regular tests in maths and English, but they only formed a small part of his termly teacher’s report. His school recognised the importance of practical subjects like carpentry, so non-academic pupils could flourish. He certainly did not encounter the rigid, all-consuming focus on external exams of the sort faced by some youngsters today.
Grace Beverley: Older generations think the young are self-obsessed - but we have to be
The 24-year-old entrepreneur on her new book and how she has set boundaries for her own social media usage
14 April 2021 • 3:30pm
The influencer and entrepreneur is using her debut book to encourage balance in everyone s life
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Grace Beverley is the archetypal hustler. Aged just 24, she is the chief executive of two companies, has amassed over 1.5 million followers on her social media channels, gained a 2:1 from Oxford and last year was named on the Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list. Her activewear brand, Tala, boasts more than £10m in sales since its pre-pandemic launch in 2019.
Shirley Williams, Labour Cabinet minister who left her party to help form the SDP – obituary
Conservatives blamed her for killing off grammar schools when at Education, but she was not the prime mover of a policy she warmly embraced
12 April 2021 • 4:32pm
Baroness Williams of Crosby (here as Shirley Williams in 1981): the SDP’s ‘collective leadership’ valued her popularity, warmth, intellect and enthusiasm
Baroness Williams of Crosby, who has died aged 90, was a controversial Education Secretary and one of the “Gang of Four” who left Labour to found the SDP, eventually becoming Liberal Democrat leader in the Lords.
Warm-hearted, principled, impulsive, dishevelled and infuriatingly unpunctual, Shirley Williams had great electoral appeal, yet never quite fulfilled her promise.
DOMINIC SANDBROOK looks back at the life of SDP founder Shirley Williams following her death at 90 dailymail.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailymail.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.