England

Information about Oxfam's policy work in England.

Oxfam works with policy makers in England to achieve policy and practice change. The below documents give you information about the changes we're asking for.

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Evidence to the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee Inquiry into the National Curriculum (March 2008)
Oxfam believes that learning and teaching should be set within a global context and encouraged the Select Committee to urge government to make the necessary changes to teacher training, assessment and inspection to support the creation of schooling/education fit for the twenty first century.
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Go Gordon (August 2007)
When Gordon Brown took over as Prime Minister in August 2007, Oxfam produced this document urging him to make changes to inspection and assessment as well as to teacher training in order to make the England education system fit for the twenty-first century.
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Life in the 21st century demands a different type of education
Oxfam believes that a new vision for education in England in needed. This leaflet kick-starts a conversation about what this might be.
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Transcript of the inaugural Oxfam education lecture at the RSA
A talk by Dr Leon Feinstein entitled 'A holistic perspective on education for an era of globalisation'. Followed by a discussion with key decision-makers on the topic What should be the education agenda for the 21st century?'
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