Boot camp school
A proposed free school in Oldham has become the latest of Gove’s flagship school model to hit the headlines, and this one raises serious concerns over what our society thinks education is for. The proposal for the Phoenix free school in Oldham involves the school being run entirely by current or ex-services personnel. This includes the headteacher (the proposed candidate is a captain who has been on tour in Afghanistan), all the teachers and any other staff. There is currently no requirement for free schools to employ qualified teachers. The rationale for this school is, according to the...