Posts Tagged ‘for profit schools’

Out and About Mon 29 Apr

Why for profit is a bridge too far

Earlier this month I spoke at the Spectator Schools Conference on the subject of for profit schools. I argued that the the evidence doesn’t prove that they are guaranteed to raise standards, and there are considerable risks attached to putting financial incentives ahead of educational aims. You can watch my speech here thanks to my colleague […]

Education Tue 3 Jul

To profit or not

Last month I was invited to speak at a conference of housing professionals on the subject “To Profit or Not To Profit”.  The government is now trying to entice private sector providers into the social housing sector and I was asked to give a perspective on this issue from the education sector’s point of view. […]