Thoughts on Jamie’s Dream School
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22 March 2011
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Posted by Alastair Campbell
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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.