Richard Pring
"It is clear from two major reports on education – the Alexander Review of Primary Education and the Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education and Training, both published in 2009 – that the education of young people suffers from the narrowing effects of measurable targets, an inflexible system of assessment and qualifications, and unexamined assumptions about the aims of education."
"Both reports call for a wider vision of learning – one that is relevant to all young people irrespective of ability or of social and ethnic background. Such an education rejects the narrow view of academic success, which shapes national assessment, and calls for a return to a broader understanding of what education is for – enabling all young people to understand the world in which they live, to act intelligently within it, to be practically capable, to have a sense of achievement and fulfilment, to make a contribution to the wider society of which they are part."
"‘Whole Education’ has brought together schools, colleges, employers and voluntary bodies who share this vision and who have made their own distinctive contributions to implementing it. They believe that, working together, they can ensure a better education for all young people."
Professor Richard Pring
Lead, Nuffield Review of 14-19 Education