Student Protests and missing links…
Last night the students protests down Whitehall nearly made me late for an appearance on a panel discussing the Big Society at the RSA. The stress! I say that with intentional irony. We were so...
View ArticleThe decade the Unions died
This is a horrible posting. I can’t help thinking it though. Yesterday’s tirade against teacher strikes by Michael Gove received such a tiny backlash, certainly in the media, that it’s hard to think...
View ArticleCitizenship Education – the yeast in the dough, the grit in the oyster… The...
As the Curriculum Review nears its conclusion, teachers and schools across the nation are being prepared for a critical shift in the formula behind the national curriculum. The context for the new...
View ArticleDemocracy or Marketocracy
In 100 years’ time this might be seen as the end of an era. The era when the markets trumped democracy until democracy fought back. The free press and free markets have been the backbone of democratic...
View ArticleTen Years of Giving Nation – lessons learned…
Today our annual Giving Nation Awards will celebrate 10 years of the programme. Back in 2003 the Giving Nation programme had just completed our first year in schools as a project of the Giving Campaign...
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Giving Nation go to India
On Saturday 16 February, five students from Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ school in Barnet will embark on a trip of a lifetime: a week long expedition to India to witness the work of the charity Raleigh...
View ArticleWhy take part in Lawyers in Schools?
Trainee solicitor Tamara Vasiljeva, co-ordinated volunteers and took part in the Lawyers in Schools programme for McDermott Will & Emery this year. They are partnered with London Nautical School in...
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Reflections on Mock Trials March
March was a busy month for us in the Mock Trials Team. Students walk through the halls of The Royal Courts of Justice at the Bar National Mock Trial Competition 2012/13 National Final We spent the...
View ArticleSt Gove the Dragon slayer – a new Classic
The British view Europe from its periphery, barely aware that the youth in its southern states are rioting with anger as they bear the brunt of the economic crisis. In our country the same cohort seem...
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Lawyers in Schools and Parliament week
In case you weren’t already aware, this week is Parliament week. What’s that, I hear you cry? Well it is a UK-wide programme of events and activities that have been designed to inspire, engage and...
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