Tag Archives: London Challenge

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 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 2: We know the problem; we know the answer; where’s our solution?

Posted on 12 March 2015 by jatkinson1977

There’s a problem with education in Bradford and across the North. It’s a fact. The problems can be sorted, quite easily. Another fact. When London’s schools were failing, the national government acted and sorted the problem. Another fact. So why … Continue reading →

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Will it take a Cannon to fire Galloway?

Posted on 7 February 2015 by jatkinson1977

If first impressions are anything to go by, I shouldn’t be writing this post about Sophia Cannon, the woman who wants to take Bradford West off Gorgeous George. I first found out about her in a Grauniad piece, “Is Labour … Continue reading →

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