Sam Freedman

Spare us ‘progressive’ private schools trying to scrap GCSEs

One odd side effect of Michael Gove and Nick Gibb’s traditionalist revolution in education has been the private schools sector becoming the bastion of ‘progressive’ thinking. Last week the Headmasters’ and Headmistresses’ Conference (HMC), an organisation which represents top public schools, launched an attack on GCSEs, and the curriculum which supports them. It follows a […]