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Would anyone like to know more about European Education?
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Education is always at the top of every government's agenda and quite rightly so, however, in the UK the debate about education has often been unsurprisingly insular and very much focussed on the…Continue
Tags: multilingual, education, international, baccalaureate, european
Started this discussion. Last reply by Robert Stephenson Jul 31, 2010.
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Maurizio Fantato commented on Maurizio Fantato's blog post 'Why I don't believe in the Big Society...'
Ian Lewis commented on Maurizio Fantato's blog post 'Why I don't believe in the Big Society...'
"First there were fairies who needed to be believed in, then there were banks and monetary systems which have shown both need to be believed in. So why not also believe in the Big Society? It strikes me that it has something more of true worth…"
Maurizio Fantato posted a blog post
Why I don't believe in the Big Society...
While the RSA has been trying to define what Big Society is and the media has all but lost interest on this topic, like most of the people of this country by the way, it doesn't cease to amaze me that this debate is still continuing in some sectors.I am sure spin doctors are laughing all the way to the pub, since it is obvious that this concept was mere electioneering, devised in such an obfuscatory way to make it virtually impossible to define clearly, so that as much ink as possible would be…See More
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Carers in Society is an RSA project that is designed to support involuntary, unremunerated carers. It does this by raising awareness of the diversity of these carers and their needs and campaign for change on their behalf.See More
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Government cuts undermining language education
13/11/2010The English Trust for European Education (ETEE), the foremost non-profit organisation for the diffusion of European multi-literacy, has written to the School Minister Nick Gibb, urging him to reconsider putting on hold the highly successful reciprocal arrangement that allows the British Council to organise a sandwich year abroad for foreign language trainee teachers in order to acquire advanced language skills.The scheme has been running successfully for nearly a century, developing…See More
Robert Stephenson replied to Maurizio Fantato's discussion 'Would anyone like to know more about European Education?'
"Hi Maurizio
I think that you might be interested in a programme that I have developed that teaches social entrepreneurship called Blastbeat that would be very useful for your school / students.
Blastbeat is a fun & exciting Music &…"
Maurizio Fantato replied to Alex Maclean's discussion 'A new community (Free?) primary school' in the group Fellows Education Network
"Dear Alex
I am not sure exactly how you define "supporting the state sector". I am only saying this based on my experience as it's really incredibly complex at the moment to create a school with a different ethos from a basic state…"
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Big Society
A conversation about how people are interpreting the concept of Big Society and does it need tightening as Matthew Taylor suggests, or might a 'baggy' concept be a strength and help more people get involved?
Maurizio Fantato replied to Alex Maclean's discussion 'A new community (Free?) primary school' in the group Fellows Education Network
"Alex, you have all my sympathy first of all. I became a governor of a specialist school in my county and got involved in its transformation, when a "New Schools Network" had not even been conceived. It soon became clear that the only way…"
Maurizio Fantato replied to Maurizio Fantato's discussion 'Would anyone like to know more about European Education?'
"France would you like to send me your contact details (sent them at info@etee.org.uk) so that I can pass this request to one of our Trustee who is a proper expert on curricular matters? We also work closely with the Scottish European Education Trust…"
Frances C .A Gallager replied to Maurizio Fantato's discussion 'Would anyone like to know more about European Education?'
"Hi Maurizio. I would be deligthed to hear more especially from ealrly years to primary 5 and then the next phase.Numeracy and science would be helpful to me.I am involved in a programme for writing Curriculum materials in Scotland and so good to…"
Maurizio Fantato replied to Maurizio Fantato's discussion 'Would anyone like to know more about European Education?'
"Forgive me but I am not sure I understand clearly what you are proposing... if you could clarify...
thanks
Maurizio
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Schools for the future Europe at Rewley House, Oxford University
June 4, 2010 all day
A one day conference designed to stimulate debate on the future shape of a multilingual European curriculum covering the following objectives:- good practice in European Education- share recent initiatives and research in bi-lingual bi-literal education- identify the needs of teachers in such education- extend the network of those shaping a European curriculumSee More
Maurizio Fantato replied to Maurizio Fantato's discussion 'Would anyone like to know more about European Education?'
"Hi Mike
I agree with your comment about primary, on the whole the big problems with education are more at secondary level, which is where a Bac system normally tends to perform better than any GCSE/A levels. The key difference between the IB and…"
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Would anyone like to know more about European Education?
Education is always at the top of every government's agenda and quite rightly so, however, in the UK the debate about education has often been unsurprisingly insular and very much focussed on the "comfort areas" of A levels and GCSE. Of course, the Baccalaureate isn't new, but not many people may know that the UK some 30 years or so ago signed an agreement with the then EC for a "European Baccalaureate", with a school operating from Culham, Oxfordshire. I have been engaged with this project…See More
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Why I don't believe in the Big Society...
While the RSA has been trying to define what Big Society is and the media has all but lost interest on this topic, like most of the people of this country by the way, it doesn't cease to amaze me that this debate is still continuing in some sectors.
I am sure spin doctors are laughing all the way to the pub, since it is obvious that this concept was mere electioneering, devised in such an obfuscatory way to make it virtually impossible to define clearly, so that as much ink as…
ContinuePosted on February 18, 2012 at 15:03 — 2 Comments
Government cuts undermining language education
13/11/2010
The English Trust for European Education (ETEE), the foremost non-profit organisation for the diffusion of European multi-literacy, has written to the School Minister Nick Gibb, urging him to reconsider putting on hold the highly successful reciprocal arrangement that allows the British Council to organise a sandwich year abroad for foreign language trainee teachers in order to acquire advanced language skills.
The scheme has been running successfully for nearly a… Continue
The English Trust for European Education (ETEE), the foremost non-profit organisation for the diffusion of European multi-literacy, has written to the School Minister Nick Gibb, urging him to reconsider putting on hold the highly successful reciprocal arrangement that allows the British Council to organise a sandwich year abroad for foreign language trainee teachers in order to acquire advanced language skills.
The scheme has been running successfully for nearly a… Continue
Posted on November 13, 2010 at 13:17
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