Comments on: The Owers Lecture 2007 http://ideasfarm.net/?p=7 Design - Technology - Enterprise - Learning; by Malcolm Moss Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:09:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Andrew Wood http://ideasfarm.net/?p=7&cpage=1#comment-9 Andrew Wood Thu, 29 Nov 2007 18:21:04 +0000 http://ideasfarm.net/?p=7#comment-9 It was indeed an excellent event. I thought that colleagues might be encouraged to see in a Special Report in the Daily Telegraph on 23rd November that a Charity called Edge awarded more than £300,000 to those who excel in Practical Learning. The individual national winner was a young man called Chris Brown with good A Level Grades in Maths, Physics & Product Design who opted for an Apprenticeship with Land Rover instead of going to University. More details at: http://www.edgeawards.co.uk/winner.asp?id=82&year=2007 It was indeed an excellent event. I thought that colleagues might be encouraged to see in a Special Report in the Daily Telegraph on 23rd November that a Charity called Edge awarded more than £300,000 to those who excel in Practical Learning. The individual national winner was a young man called Chris Brown with good A Level Grades in Maths, Physics & Product Design who opted for an Apprenticeship with Land Rover instead of going to University. More details at:

http://www.edgeawards.co.uk/winner.asp?id=82&year=2007

]]> By: Stephen Heppell http://ideasfarm.net/?p=7&cpage=1#comment-8 Stephen Heppell Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:47:29 +0000 http://ideasfarm.net/?p=7#comment-8 The whole event sounded fab, and a useful contribution to the debate. I wish i could have been there. Looking forward to next year's bash. The whole event sounded fab, and a useful contribution to the debate. I wish i could have been there. Looking forward to next year’s bash.

]]> By: The Owers Lecture 2007 http://ideasfarm.net/?p=7&cpage=1#comment-7 The Owers Lecture 2007 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:39:17 +0000 http://ideasfarm.net/?p=7#comment-7 <a href="http://blog.richardmillwood.net/2007/11/10/the-owers-lecture-2007/" rel="nofollow">[...] my colleague Malcolm Moss’ report [...]</a> [...] my colleague Malcolm Moss’ report [...]

]]> By: Steve Woodhurst http://ideasfarm.net/?p=7&cpage=1#comment-6 Steve Woodhurst Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:00:39 +0000 http://ideasfarm.net/?p=7#comment-6 Well said, Jeff. I particularly like your references to an increasingly irrelevant curriculum. It's good to see that others are of the same mind - see the YouTube link below: http://youtube.com/watch?v=aEFKfXiCbLw Well said, Jeff. I particularly like your references to an increasingly irrelevant curriculum. It’s good to see that others are of the same mind – see the YouTube link below:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=aEFKfXiCbLw

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