Education news in the last four years has followed roughly the same basic format. Politician proposes a change (usually with reference to international competition and criticism of past practice); profession protests loudly about the change; general public watches on in bemusement.
In the last few months, though, with conference season and with politicians distracted by coalition bickering, we have seen something different. We have seen headlines about the profession reflecting on its practice and proposing changes. We have also seen politicians protesting about criticism of their achievements.
This is a healthy scenario. We may not always agree with the ideas being discussed, but a profession taking charge is exactly what people want and need to see. The only way to reduce political interference is to crowd it out through professional leadership.
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