FORUM Volume 67 (2025) Issue 3

Print ISSN 1474-7685 - Online ISSN 2047-7171

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Education: to what purpose?

Contents

Education: to what purpose?, pages 4‑9
Peter Moss, Patrick Yarker Free to download

What is education for in the polycrisis?, pages 10‑20
Peter Moss Free to download

The polycrisis and how it should affect the aims of English schools, pages 21‑27
John White

‘Why would you?’ A personal reflection on the purposes of education, pages 28‑37
Diane Reay Free to download

For a really useful education: a dialectic of purpose, pages 38‑46
Eddie Playfair

The role of schools in alleviating child poverty through food banks: a vital but unrecognised service, pages 47‑59
Alice Bradbury, Sharon Vince Free to download

A social pedagogic lens on early childhood education in the condition of our times, pages 60‑73
Claire Cameron

Only connect: Montessori education – a profound antidote to disconnection, pages 74‑83
Nathan Archer

Reclaiming purpose: a critical reflection on education, policy and practice, pages 84‑91
Brian Stillings

Defending the comprehensive idea in the age of crisis: reflections of a long-time educator, pages 92‑97
Ian Duckett

Music and call: formal education’s purpose in a time of many crises, pages 98‑107
Patrick Yarker

Letter

Educational purposes, dreams and realities: a cautionary note, pages 108‑109
Colin Richards

Book reviews

Miseducation, 2nd edition, Diane Reay, pages 110‑114
Patrick Yarker Free to download

Changing Lives and Transforming Communities: Harnessing the power of postcompulsory education, John Holford, Eddie Playfair, Howard Stevenson, pages 115‑123
Kate Pritchard Free to download