Frank and Stan Chat No.135: The Peter Wright Edition

This week the two gents discover the world of Ancient Civilisation and how it is becoming increasingly popular together with the teaching of Latin. Peter Wright from Blackpool 6th Form College explains vividly how he is exciting a wide range of students and encouraging more and more to study his area of expertise. The chat is truly an education for Frank and Stan as both have a shallow understanding of Ancient History and no knowledge of Latin. When the chat gets on to recent education matters Stan draws attention to a recent study that suggests female Lead Inspectors are more harsh than their male colleagues when inspecting Primary Schools. Unsurprising HMI are even more harsh. Peter then considers the place of the British Empire in society and how other civilisations also struggled at times to come to terms with past glories and how best to refer to them. Frank offers some insight into recent dismissals of senior politicians and how it appears easier to keep their role if they are unpopular than senior education leaders. Peter closes the chat with a desire for a return to more modular examinations, a topic raised in the past by Barry Norris, and Dr James Mannion. It's a fascinating chat with a highly engaging guest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.