It is encouraging to see that the Education Select Committee has launched an inquiry which asks the fundamental question: what’s the purpose of education?
Committee chair Neil Carmichael, in a blog on the Parliamentary website, writes: “If you think, for example, that there should be a greater focus on the building of ‘soft-skills’, such as communication skills or team-working, or that our children are over-tested, then here is your chance to have your say.”
These are important points. Three years ago ASCL facilitated a Great Education Debate which asked very similar questions. The consensus that came through the many responses was strong. A balanced education is about so much more than what is covered in an examination syllabus.
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