Francis Beckett
Articles by Francis Beckett
Results 101 to 107 of 107
Politics
How to waste a large sum of money
- 19 July 1999
A council gets £250,000 to spend on schools. For books? Teachers? Er, no. By Francis Beckett
Politics
The real Chris Woodhead scandal
- 26 April 1999
Francis Beckett blows the whistle on the chief inspector: not for his sex life, but for the damage he does to any hopes of higher school standards
Politics
How to banish illiteracy
- 02 April 1999
One reading scheme has a clear record of success. But Francis Beckettfears that ministers won't pay
Politics
The reading scheme that died
- 12 March 1999
Francis Beckett finds a better option than the literacy hour ministers have forced on schools
Politics
Blunkett accepts schools for profit
- 15 January 1999
Ministers hoped that the private sector would give money to education for altruistic reasons. At last, they've grasped the reality, reports Francis Beckett
Ideas
The New Statesman Essay - The myth of John Smith the loser
- 11 December 1998
Francis Beckett argues that an unmodernised Labour could have won in 1997
Politics
Hard times in the classroom
- 04 December 1998
Francis Beckett thinks that David Blunkett should do the simple thing: give all teachers a decent salary rise
