Dr James Mannion
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1,455 appearances
4 recordings
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 12 Aug
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we're going to go in this more expansive direction.
They would be having to stand at the dispatch box, essentially saying, we think that the exam results are too narrow and there's too much emphasis focused on that stuff.
And so we're going to advocate a policy
That will essentially mean less high grades or a fewer number of qualifications gained.
No, no, I agree.
And indeed, my own research, my own PhD was like an eight-year study of one of these initiatives, the Learning to Learn initiative, which involved a huge chunk of curriculum time, kids out of subject lessons for 400 lessons over three years.
And those kids went on to get the best results that school had seen.
And so it doesn't have to be a trade-off, but this actually does lead neatly, almost too neatly, into the final challenge that we would like to put to you.
I'll hand back over to David for this one.
I remember your post on the back of the Breaking Francis review, Sarah.
You were like, we need revolution, not evolution.
They've got it the completely wrong way around.
Well, thank you both for this conversation.
It has been really, really enjoyable and energising.
Thank you also for bringing this wonderful book into the world, which we heartily commend to any listeners or viewers.
Anything next?
Just a final thing.
Anything next?
Is there anything coming up?
Where can people find you?
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