KS3 - the unloved years: The Late Late Show with Ed Finch & Toby P-C

In perhaps a more serious and education focused show than normal, Toby and Ed dug deep into the unloved years of key stage three in the English education system.  We explored the top down pull of GCSEs and the huge push of overnight cultural change from year 6 in primary to year 7 in secondary.  Schools doing things differently were talked about and Toby shared his independent sector insights where year 7 & 8 are often at the top rather than bottom of a school, in terms of age.  Music was a belated tribute to Burt Bacharach.