4 February 2020
Posted by Alastair Campbell
7 April 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Thoughts on Jamie’s Dream School
22 March 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Support the Demoratic Life campaign to keep citizenship on the curriculum
The hints that the Government is thinking about removing citizenship from the curriculum are becoming a little louder. It would be yet another mistake by Michael Gove, at a time the government is de... Continue10 March 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Dream School has convinced me we need more not less politics teaching in schools
As I know from living with a virtually full-time State schools campaigner, education arouses enormous passions and very strong views. So it shouldn't really come as a surprise that Jamie Oliver's Drea... Continue8 March 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Everyone has a favourite teacher – here’s mine
Here is the piece from the Times Educational Supplement I mentioned yesterday, in which I was interviewed about my favourite, or most inspiring teacher at school. As I said in yesterday's blog, one of... Continue6 March 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
An English lesson for Jamie Oliver; a lesson for us all that teaching is hard
I finally caught up with the first episode of Jamie's Dream School last night. May I begin by ticking off Mr Oliver for using 'less' when he meant 'fewer.' Tut, tut, as fellow teacher David Starkey mi... Continue5 March 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Cameron, Clegg, Hague and Fox could do with some basic lessons in government and politics
My God they are still blessed, this Tory government. Can you even begin to imagine the hue and cry, the howling, raging, screeching tone of the papers and the tellybabblers if a Labour government's ha... Continue25 February 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
A few weeks trying to teach challenging kids makes me respect teachers even more
March 2 sees the start of Jamie Oliver's latest TV project, Dream School, in which he, I and other non-teachers try to teach 20 young people who have gone through the school system without success. Th... Continue19 February 2011
Posted by Alastair Campbell
Alastair Campbell is a writer, communicator and strategist best known for his role as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s spokesman, press secretary and director of communications and strategy. Still active in politics and campaigns in Britain and overseas, he now splits his time between writing, speaking, broadcasting, charities and consultancy.