This page summarises the feature journalism of Hilary Wilce as listed in an archived copy of her website. It does not reproduce the articles. It is intended as a map of the subjects she covered between early 2007 and early 2009.
Background
The archive says that Wilce had worked as an education journalist for over twenty years. She started as a senior editor at The Times Educational Supplement, then served as the paper’s United States correspondent in New York, and later wrote freelance for national newspapers and magazines while raising her children. She described visiting nurseries, schools, universities and colleges in Britain and abroad, and said that her experience as a parent with children in both private and state schools shaped her writing.
Themes in the feature list
Schools and teaching. Pieces looked at school meals, one-to-one support for children learning to read, the rebuilding of run-down school buildings in Britain, nurture groups, learning outside the classroom, the debate over formal lessons for young children, and why religious education was growing. One article examined advice on becoming a good teacher, and another covered the case of a school-reform approach built around literacy in the United States. There was also coverage of KIPP schools and of the idea that play matters for children’s development.
Qualifications and reform. Writing on the new diplomas, on academies serving all ages and on the choices faced by pupils in the university clearing process appears across the list.
Universities and business education. Profiles and reports covered MBA and specialist master’s programmes, accreditation, business school leaders, enterprise among students, study skills and finding another university after disappointing grades. Sixth-formers writing dissertations, and a student-oriented piece on money management, also appear.
Children and society. Articles discussed child poverty policy, an interview with the then Children’s Commissioner for England, and the idea of networking and organisational skills.
Education worldwide. Subjects included bringing schooling to a Nairobi slum, a girls’ education charity working in Africa, access to primary school for all children, and MBA courses on the African continent.
Culture and awards. Items covered a young geographer competition, an exhibition of photography by Iranian women, and a musician’s approach to teaching through daily song.
How to read this list
The headlines in the archive were dated between February 2007 and January 2009, so the topics reflect the policy debates of those years. For her advice column, see Quandary. For biographical context, return to the home page.