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Well-rounded Students – What does it Take?
WS Gilbert thought it was ‘comical…that every boy and every gal… is either a little Liberal or else a little Conservative’ in the words expressed by that bored sentry PC Willis. The politics would be different now, but we in … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged A levels, British Academy, International Baccalaureate, Royal Society, Tessa Blackstone, Vision report
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Risk, Education and Politicians
As usual I’m a trifle behindhand in my reading, so only now am I catching up with the Darwin Lectures on Risk, a series of lectures given in 2010 and now available as a book or on your Kindle). This … Continue reading
Posted in Communicating Science, Education, Uncategorized
Tagged British Academy, David Spiegelhalter, mathematics, quantitative skills, risk, statistics
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Quantitative Skills for All
What do social scientists need to know about science and maths? What should schools and universities be doing to make sure they have the necessary skills? This was at the heart of a recent meeting at the British Academy, where … Continue reading
Posted in Education
Tagged 1958 cohort, British Academy, John MacInnes, social science, statistics, Wolf Report
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