When I sent my son to a private school, I used to think the whole concept of academies was a good idea. Back then, I felt that “freeing” schools from state control would yield fantastic results because it would mean schools would be “free” to do what they wanted, to admit more pupils if they […]
Yesterday’s announcement that sex education is being made compulsory in schools, including academy and faith schools, is good news for children who needed to be educated about these issues. I spoke about this on Channel 5 News yesterday.
So I am sitting in a Channel 5 Studio, make up on, mic trailing underneath my shirt, ready to talk with Jellyellie (yes, we met again today) about teenagers when we are asked to leave the studio before the cameras rolled. There was a more important news story, and we weren’t needed. I talked to […]
