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Will International Students Continue To Prefer UK Universities?

With lesser prospects for employment in the UK, and lack of stability, international students' preference for UK Universities is likely to severely drop.

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Is Australia’s Literacy Education Failing Its Children?

Despite ever-increasing investment in education, Australia’s literacy rates are not improving and are falling behind those of other nations. Why is this so? The gradual decline in literacy standards in...

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A Critical Examination of Calls for a ’21st-Century Education’

Education reformers often argue the need for ’21st-century education.’ Do their calls for an education revolution stand up to scrutiny? The issue of education reform is ever-present when the topic of...

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The Missed Opportunity of Gonski 2.0

The Gonski 2.0 report is a missed opportunity which doubles down on what has caused declining achievement standards in Australian education. On Monday morning in Australia, the much-anticipated Review...

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The Walled Cities of Academia Damage Young Academics

The world of academia is supposed to provide the tools through which academics enlighten, develop, and improve the world. However, is that always the case? By Kyrie Mason In a discussion with...

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Why Teaching Canonical Texts Still Matters

Though the literary canon has fallen out of favour with many teachers, introducing it to students is still a valuable and worthwhile exercise. In one of the first tutorials for my Secondary English...

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British Schools Need More Than ‘Little Extras’, Philip Hammond

By Katie Barker The Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a £400 million extra funding for schools to purchase those ‘little extras’. But, is this what schools need? The Chancellor of the...

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Academic Decolonisation: the Slippery Slope of Dismantling Knowledge

The discourse surrounding academic decolonisation furnishes today's intellectual and moralistic justifications for racism. The post Academic Decolonisation: the Slippery Slope of Dismantling Knowledge...

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Saving Lives With Malcolm Children’s Foundation | Susan Nambejja

For 3 years, Malcolm Children's Foundation Uganda has been a beacon of hope for children and their families seeking medical attention. The post Saving Lives With Malcolm Children’s Foundation | Susan...

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What’s Behind Britain’s Resistance to Multilingualism?

Multilingualism is the norm for most of the world, and yet Britain falls so far behind in both tolerance of this and in reluctance to learn other languages. The post What’s Behind Britain’s Resistance...

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