http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/05/16/british-values-in-schools/ A little spot on the web all about me, my work and my life in general! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:20:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/05/16/british-values-in-schools/#comment-179 Tue, 16 May 2006 10:52:24 +0000 http://www.kieranoshea.com/2006/05/16/british-values-in-schools/#comment-179 The 'old' education system focusing on standardised provision made it far easier for the government to impose preferences on children so a strong national culture and shared values would result. Despite the illiberal nature of this provision, there certainly were strong benefits as good citizenship was more likely to prevail. Ruth Kelly's new education reforms will make achieving such a goal significantly more challenging. The ‘old’ education system focusing on standardised provision made it far easier for the government to impose preferences on children so a strong national culture and shared values would result. Despite the illiberal nature of this provision, there certainly were strong benefits as good citizenship was more likely to prevail. Ruth Kelly’s new education reforms will make achieving such a goal significantly more challenging.

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