Striking a balance between future-focused and traditional education

Danielle Kutchel

By Danielle Kutchel
Published July 31, 2018

Education is a battleground, and the current debate is warming up: traditional versus future-focused education. Is there a middle ground? Alwyn Poole, academic advisor at Villa Education Trust, believes he might have stumbled across one that has produced benefits for student and teachers alike.

Small class sizes, highly engaged students and a real love of learning – it may sound like something out of ...

This story appeared in the Term 2 2018 edition of LeadershipEd.

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