Business, Business, Business: New Labour's Education Policy
Business, Business, Business: New Labour's Education Policy
Business, Business, Business: New Labour's Education Policy
A DAY CONFERENCE J ORGANISED BY
The Hillcole Group of Radical Left Educators
Saturday 23rd October 1999
10.30am- 4pm
The Friends Meeting House
Euston Rd
London ( opposite Euston Station)
Speakers confirmed include:
- Pat Ainley (University of Greenwich)
- Martin Allen (schoolteacher, Socialist Teachers' Alliance)
- Caroline Benn (Hillcole Group, writer and adult educator)
- Christine Blower (schoolteacher, national ex-President NUT)
- Clyde Chitty (Forum Magazine and Goldsmiths' College)
- Mike Cole (Hillcole Group and Brighton University)
- Rosalyn George (Hillcole Group and Goldsmiths' College)
- Richard Hatcher {Education and Social Justice, University of Central England)
- Dave Hill (Hillcole Group and University College Northampton)
- Janet Holland (Hillcole GrouP,South Bank University)
- Rehana Mihas (Haringey LEA)
- Martin Powell-Davies (schoolteacher, sec. Lewisham NUT)
- Jan Pollock (NATFHE Rank and File, London City Lit.)
- Dexter Whitfield (Centre for Public Services, Sheffield)
**(Institutional/LEA and union speakers in a personal capacity}
Entrance: £lO low waged £5; students/concessions £2
Advance bookings to:
Dave Hill
University College Northampton
Park Campus
Boughton Green Rd
Northampton NN2 7AL
or phone Dave Hill on 01604 735500
Cheques payable to 'The Hillcole Group'.
Emails to dave.hill@northampton.ac.uk
| 10.00am | Registration | Mike Cole to chair the day |
| 10.30-10.40 | The Hillcole Group | Rosalyn George, Janet Holland |
| 10.40-11.10 | Labour's Green Paper | Christine Blower |
| 11.10-11.40 | New Labour's Education Business | Dave Hill |
| 12.00-12.45 | Workshops | |
| 1. New Labour's Education Business | Dave Hill, Mike Cole | |
| 2. Labour's Green Paper | Christine Blower, Martin Allen | |
| 3. LEAs | Rehana Minhas, Martin Powell-Davis | |
| 12.45-1.30 | Lunch | |
| 1.30-2.00 | Education Action Zones and Beyond | Richard Hatcher, Dexter Whitfield |
| 2.00-2.30 | FE and HE | Jan Pollock, Pat Ainley |
| 2.40-3.30 | Workshops | |
| 1. EAZs and Beyond | Richard Hatcher, Dexter Whitfield | |
| 2. FE/HE | Jan Pollock, Pat Ainley | |
| 3. Where To for the Left? | Caroline Benn, Clyde Chitty | |
| 3.30-4.00 | The Way Forward | Caroline Benn, Clyde Chitty |
| Conclusions to the Day | Dave Hill |