British Education – Spring-Summer 2022
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Welcome at British Education Magazine Spring-Summer 2022 Issue
What characterises a British education? A traditional British education might once have included values that are now widely seen to be old-fashioned and even cruel. Rigour and stoicism, perhaps. An excellent command of Latin and full understanding of cricket rules. A tolerance of cold showers and mud. These aren’t necessarily the values of our 21st century schools, but they still contrib11te to a general sense of what education might be like in the UK, from an international perspective. Most contemporary parents, however, aren’t looking to send their offspring halfuray across the world in order for them to
toughen up (though increased resilience is undeniably one of the benefits of an international education), but for them to gain the skills required for a modern, global life. But what exactly those skills are is the subject of much debate in this issue.
Everyone agrees that young people are facing an unprecendented future, and the world of work waiting for them is unlike anything their parents experienced. Employers are more likely to look for qualities such as flexibility, problem-solving and creative thinking than simply to be impressed by a string of’ excellent grades (thougl1 they will want those too).
Tl1e rounded education that everyone strives for should produce individuals who are confident and articulate, but also practically minded and entrepreneurial, with a flair for independent thought. Many of these characteristics are developed outside a traditional curriculum, througl1 a combination of creative practice and diverse activities. In fact, the ideal product ot· a
21st cent111″y education is a Renaissance
(wo)man, a polymath equally at home composing a symphony or a digital collage as coming up with revolutionary ways to combat climate change. All of this with
an excellent command of Latin and a full understanding of cricket rules, of course.
Pendle Harte
EDITOR
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