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Vix Lowthion
All articles by Vix Lowthion
GCSEs: ‘Why do we subject our children to these pointless tests?’
Instead, we should equip them with life skills, writes a teacher who doubles as Green Party education spokesperson
23 August 2018
‘The new education secretary must show teachers he values their hard work’
How Damian Hinds can fix our education system in four simple, but radical, steps – the Green Party’s education spokesperson (and a current teacher) lays out her challenges for the new secretary of state
10 January 2018
‘Schools could refocus on a love of learning if we abolish Sats exams and high-stakes testing’
The Green Party’s education spokeswoman, teacher Vix Lowthion, says Labour’s education policies fall well short of the radical solutions needed
27 September 2017
‘Scrap Sats and Ofsted so teachers no longer feel like criminals’
As another school year begins, Green Party education spokeswoman and teacher Vix Lowthion says that teachers and pupils are shackled by Sats, exams, league tables and inspections
4 September 2017
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