Lord Baker: The pandemic is a good opportunity to scrap my GCSE revolution
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 recogni...
Source: telegraph.co.uk