MARXISM AND EDUCATION: RENEWING DIALOGUES VII

Education and Alliances for Social Change

A DAY SEMINAR

Wednesday 26th October 2005
9.00 – 5.00
Room TBA
School of Education Foundations & Policy Studies
University of London
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
20 Bedford Way, London WC1

9.30 – 10.00:

Registration

10.00 – 10.30:

Introduction and Announcements:
Tony Green (University of London, Institute of Education) and Glenn Rikowski (University College Northampton)

10.30 – 11.00:

Jon Berry (University of Hertfordshire) Challenging Orthodoxy - Can Schools Break Free From Prescription?

11.00 – 11.30:

Paul Feldman (Co-author of A World to Win) Out of the Shadows: The Theory and Practice of State and Revolution

11.30 – 12.00:

BREAK

12.00 – 12.30:

Jean Spence (Durham University) Marxism and Community-based Educational Issues

12.30 – 1.00:

Richard Hatcher (University of Central England) and Ken Jones (Keele University) Campaigning against Academies

1.00 – 2.30:

LUNCH

2.30 – 3.00:

Martin Allen (Alperton Community School) School Teachers and Wider Educational Alliances – Limits and Possibilities

3.00 – 3.30:

Alasdair Smith (University of London, Institute of Education) From Defence to Attack: How do we get a 'good local school' for all our children? Fighting for a comprehensive education in the 21st Century

3.30 – 3.45:

BREAK

3.45 – 5.00:

PLENARY – OPEN DISCUSSION

The Seminar is free, but places are limited. To reserve a place, please contact Glenn Rikowski at: Rikowskigr@aol.com