Tag: Andy Thornton

British Values? It’s time for schools to give students a future not a catch-phrase

A recent row erupted when the then-Education Secretary Michael Gove responded to the “trojan horse” row about radicalism in state schools by arguing for a tougher approach to instilling “British values”. Responding to the row, Andy Thornton argues that the current emphasis ‘British Values’ can only have meaning if it is supported by better citizenship education […]