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Eduwhinge 7: Northerners doing for Us Selfs

Posted on 4 April 2015 by jatkinson1977

If you’ve been following my Eduwhinge escapes, you know what I want – and can freely skip to the next paragraph – but for those who are wondering… I’m annoyed that kids in Bradford and across the North don’t perform … Continue reading →

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Eduwhinge 5: George Galloway calls for a Bradford Challenge

Posted on 3 April 2015 by jatkinson1977

Education in Bradford and across vast swathes of the North is terrible. You name the league table, Bradford’s near the bottom and is invariably surrounded by local education authorities (LEAs) also ‘oop North’. Everyone has their excuses for it: poverty, … Continue reading →

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Eduwhinge 4: Councillors Answer the Call

Posted on 24 March 2015 by jatkinson1977

Concerned, disheartened – hell, embarrassed – by Bradford’s and the wider North’s educational underperformance, I’ve taken up whinging and have become a busy body by writing letters, using social media and generally making a nuisance of myself to try and … Continue reading →

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Eduwhinge 3: Who’ll stand up for our kids?

Posted on 19 March 2015 by jatkinson1977

I know I can’t do much as just one person, but, I thought, surely, if I can get a few important people on side, I can get people at least talking about a Northern Challenge to drive up standards in … Continue reading →

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Eduwhinge 1: Why are they failing our kids?

Posted on 12 March 2015 by jatkinson1977

Education in Bradford is poor. It’s a fact. Bradford is the worst city in the country to educate your child, joint second worst local education authority (LEA) in the country and is in the worst overall area, Yorkshire & the … Continue reading →

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