Jim Knight
@LordJimKnight
Lord Knight, Labour member of House of Lords. Chair of E-Act & COBIS from May; Director of Suklaa; father & husband; thinking about climate, education & digital
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https://members.parliament.uk/member/4160/career 21-02-2009 23:41:36
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🌱 Research suggests 2/3 of children want to learn more about the climate&nature crisis
🌱 But teachers struggle to fit it in the curriculum
🌱 That’s why Dale Vince Dale Vince founded the Ministry of Eco Education
🌱 To support and inspire half a million teachers in the UK
At the end of the Tory government in the nineties there was an education secretary called Gillian. She introduced a nursery voucher scheme. It was criticised at the time for entitling parents to vouchers not childcare. It failed. Funny how history repeats itself Bridget Phillipson
🎭Theatre became a lifelong passion for Jim Knight after his first experiences, from Sondheim's 'A Little Night Music' to school trips and drama tours.
That's why he supports our calls for universal access to theatre for children on #WorldTheatreDay . #TheatreForEveryChild
🎭Theatre became a lifelong passion for Jim Knight after his first experiences, from Sondheim's 'A Little Night Music' to school trips and drama tours.
That's why he supports our calls for universal access to theatre for children on #WorldTheatreDay . #TheatreForEveryChild
E-ACT Vacancy Highlights📣
1️⃣ Director of Learning - E-ACT National Team - buff.ly/48V8pv5
2️⃣ Deputy Headteacher - E-ACT West Walsall Academy - buff.ly/3Pk2tEY
3️⃣ Head of Technology - E-ACT The Oldham Academy North - buff.ly/3VffIL7
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We are so excited about this amazing opportunity to be a teaching and learning system leader. If you are a pedagogy, teacher development and research geek, this could be your calling! Get in touch for a chat. #pedagogy #leadership E-ACT Jim Knight Peter Kirkbride…
This will be a hugely influential commission for Labour policy because of Peter Hyman's influence with the party, so good to see Geoff Barton in charge who understands the intricacies of curriculum in schools so well.
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