Education Matters : Never Mind the Bullock: Only When Army of Part- Timers Is Gone Will Things Get Better ; Plain Speaking From Ex-Teacher Brenda Bullock

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In recent times, blame for the chaotic state of so many schools and the chronic underachievement of so many children has been firmly laid at the door of parents.

There are, however, two elements to the equation of what makes a successful school: (i) well-behaved children with responsible parents and (ii) good teachers, and this second element to the equation has, to my mind, received far too little attention.

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Education Matters : Never Mind the Bullock: Only When Army of Part- Timers Is Gone Will Things Get Better ; Plain Speaking From Ex-Teacher Brenda Bullock

Of course, the Government's complacent boast that teaching is now 'an all-graduate profession' is meant to make us assume that teachers cou...

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