Paper review, 11th October 2022

On the GB News breakfast show, Claire discussed the morning papers with property expert Kunle Barber and presenters Isabel Webster and Stephen Dixon. In their first slot, they covered Russia’s escalation of attacks on Ukraine, the relaxation of regulations over building affordable homes, and the Festival of Brexit. The stories when they returned were Tory … Read more Paper review, 11th October 2022

Slogan or soundbite? Is there a lack of vision in politics?

Claire was a guest on Michael Portillo’s first GB News show. Are politicians frightened of talking in abstract terms? “Often politicians imagine that citizens and voters only think in terms of pounds and pennies and what will work, but when you talk to people… democratic accountability, sovereignty… that was what they were really interested in.”

RSE lesson content – Why parents should get to see the resources teachers are using

Curriculum changes now require staff to teach sensitive topics outside of their expertise, prompting some to turn to external agencies for resources and materials – which is why it’s only right that parents get to see what those lessons involve, asserts Claire in Teach Secondary magazine… “If you’d told me 10 years ago that in … Read more RSE lesson content – Why parents should get to see the resources teachers are using