Frank and Stan Chat No. 189

Sometimes major news stories have relevance for education and the way they show poor leadership and/or judgement. This week's faux pas was not directly about education but it demonstrated poor judgement and a lack of awareness. John Cosgrove former headteacher, author and freelance writer joins Frank and Stan as they unpick the decision of the PM to miss part of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy. As usual, we move the chat towards an education scenario and Stan compares the decision to missing the leavers' assembly because of a less-than-important appointment. John then considers why education doesn't appear to feature in the various leader debates that have taken place and what this may mean for the future direction of education policy. Frank then asks others to consider whether 16 year olds should have the vote and links this to the conscription/community work furore. It's a good' un. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.