Campaign for Real Education: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→‎History: added balance with quote from the referenced source. Previous statement appeared non neutral?
Reinstate removed material with refs
Tag: Reverted
Line 22: Line 22:
}}
}}


The '''Campaign for Real Education''' (CRE) is a pressure group and [[non-profit organisation]] in the United Kingdom that advocates for [[traditional education]], greater parental choice in schooling, and less [[state regulation]] of subjects that children study.<ref>''[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-lqQAgAAQBAJ&q=real+education#v=snippet&q=real%20education&f=false Dictionary of British Education]'', Peter Gordon and Denis Lawton (2004) Routledge, p34</ref>
The '''Campaign for Real Education''' (CRE) is a right-wing<ref name=RSS/><ref name=DBE/><ref>Denis Lawton (2003) [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=89WjgVYDdwAC&pg=PT63 ''Education And Politics For The 1990s: Conflict Or Consensus?''] p63</ref> pressure group and [[non-profit organisation]] in the United Kingdom that advocates for [[traditional education]], greater parental choice in schooling, and less [[state regulation]] of subjects that children study.<ref name=DBE>''[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-lqQAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT53 Dictionary of British Education]'', Peter Gordon and Denis Lawton (2004) Routledge, p34</ref>


==History==
==History==
The CRE was established in 1987 by a group of 14 parents and teachers,<ref>[http://www.cre.org.uk/about_us.html "About Us"] Campaign for Real Education</ref>. It gained national attention after intervening in a dispute at [[Priory School, Lewes|Lewes Priory School]] over whether pupils should sit [[GCE Ordinary Level|O Levels]] or [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSEs]]. Two teachers, praised in Hansard for having "impressive professional track records", who pressed for students to sit the O Level were redeployed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1989/jul/21/teacher-redeployment-east-sussex|title=Teacher Redeployment, East Sussex (Hansard, 21 July 1989)|website=api.parliament.uk|access-date=2019-12-23}}</ref> One of them, Chris McGovern, later became a headteacher in the independent sector and the CRE's chairman.<ref name=TES>[https://www.tes.com/news/obituary-nick-seaton-1936-2012 "Obituary – Nick Seaton, 1936–2012"] ''Times Educational Supplement'', London. 4 January 2013</ref>
The CRE was established in 1987 by a group of 14 parents and teachers,<ref>[http://www.cre.org.uk/about_us.html "About Us"] Campaign for Real Education</ref> although it was effectively a one-man organisation led by Nick Seaton, who ran it from a bedroom in his home near [[York]].<ref name=TES>[https://www.tes.com/news/obituary-nick-seaton-1936-2012 "Obituary – Nick Seaton, 1936–2012"] ''Times Educational Supplement'', London. 4 January 2013</ref> It gained national attention after intervening in a dispute at [[Priory School, Lewes|Lewes Priory School]] over whether pupils should sit [[GCE Ordinary Level|O Levels]] or [[General Certificate of Secondary Education|GCSEs]]. Two teachers who pressed for students to sit the O Level were redeployed,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/lords/1989/jul/21/teacher-redeployment-east-sussex|title=Teacher Redeployment, East Sussex (Hansard, 21 July 1989)|website=api.parliament.uk|access-date=2019-12-23}}</ref> with one of them, Chris McGovern, later becoming a headteacher in the independent sector and the CRE's chairman.<ref name=TES/>


==Views==
==Views==
In response to children as young as five in Scotland being labelled racists, Chairman Chris McGovern stated that "Children should be taught to have respect for their peers, whatever their background or colour. But common sense must prevail here. Young children do not always understand the terms or phrases they use, so that should be taken into account. It seems that this has turned into a witch hunt.".<ref>Herbert, Dean (24 February 2014). [https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/461462/Scandal-of-the-primary-school-racists "Scandal of the primary school 'racists'"]. ''Daily Express''. London. Retrieved 18 April 2018.</ref>
The group campaigns to "press for higher standards and more [[School choice|parental choice]] in state education."<ref>[https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/local/perth-kinross/176532/school-heads-perthshire-told-stop-punishing-badly-behaved-pupils/ School heads in Perthshire told to stop punishing badly behaved pupils] The Courier, 21 May 2016</ref> It opposes the teaching of [[sociology]] and [[politics]].<ref name=RSS/><ref name=ST>Sally Tomlinson (2014) [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nW2LAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA108 ''The Politics of Race, Class and Special Education: The selected works of Sally Tomlinson''] p108</ref> It has been critical of anti-racism and anti-sexism campaigns,<ref name=ST/><ref name=RSS>Roberta S. Sigel, Marilyn B. Hoskin (2013) ''[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=q5doKnc2wJoC&pg=PA41 Education for Democratic Citizenship: A Challenge for Multi-ethnic Societies]'', Routledge, p41</ref> though chairman Chris McGovern has stated that "Children should be taught to have respect for their peers, whatever their background or colour."<ref>Herbert, Dean (24 February 2014). [https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/461462/Scandal-of-the-primary-school-racists "Scandal of the primary school 'racists'"]. ''Daily Express''. London. Retrieved 18 April 2018.</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 20:47, 19 October 2020

Campaign for Real Education
AbbreviationCRE
Formation1987
Legal statusNon-profit organisation
PurposeEducational standards and parental choice in the UK
Location
Region served
UK
Chairman
Chris McGovern
WebsiteCRE

The Campaign for Real Education (CRE) is a right-wing[1][2][3] pressure group and non-profit organisation in the United Kingdom that advocates for traditional education, greater parental choice in schooling, and less state regulation of subjects that children study.[2]

History

The CRE was established in 1987 by a group of 14 parents and teachers,[4] although it was effectively a one-man organisation led by Nick Seaton, who ran it from a bedroom in his home near York.[5] It gained national attention after intervening in a dispute at Lewes Priory School over whether pupils should sit O Levels or GCSEs. Two teachers who pressed for students to sit the O Level were redeployed,[6] with one of them, Chris McGovern, later becoming a headteacher in the independent sector and the CRE's chairman.[5]

Views

The group campaigns to "press for higher standards and more parental choice in state education."[7] It opposes the teaching of sociology and politics.[1][8] It has been critical of anti-racism and anti-sexism campaigns,[8][1] though chairman Chris McGovern has stated that "Children should be taught to have respect for their peers, whatever their background or colour."[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Roberta S. Sigel, Marilyn B. Hoskin (2013) Education for Democratic Citizenship: A Challenge for Multi-ethnic Societies, Routledge, p41
  2. ^ a b Dictionary of British Education, Peter Gordon and Denis Lawton (2004) Routledge, p34
  3. ^ Denis Lawton (2003) Education And Politics For The 1990s: Conflict Or Consensus? p63
  4. ^ "About Us" Campaign for Real Education
  5. ^ a b "Obituary – Nick Seaton, 1936–2012" Times Educational Supplement, London. 4 January 2013
  6. ^ "Teacher Redeployment, East Sussex (Hansard, 21 July 1989)". api.parliament.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  7. ^ School heads in Perthshire told to stop punishing badly behaved pupils The Courier, 21 May 2016
  8. ^ a b Sally Tomlinson (2014) The Politics of Race, Class and Special Education: The selected works of Sally Tomlinson p108
  9. ^ Herbert, Dean (24 February 2014). "Scandal of the primary school 'racists'". Daily Express. London. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Campaign_for_Real_Education&oldid=984385163"