A chat with Alison Goddard - Education Editor at the Economist

This is a video of an online event with Alison Goddard, Education Correspondent for The Economist, on Thursday 8 September. The audience is made up of ESL students from around the world and teachers. The video was taken in real time in English City our virtual world for learning English.

Alison reports on schools and universities in Britain and worldwide. She is particularly interested in how different education systems function, and the role of education in economic growth and social mobility.

Alison has worked for other high profile publications including The Times Higher Education Supplement and for New Scientist as a freelance journalist. She has a degree in physics and another in politics, philosophy and history, and a masters degree in science communication.
Mike Solly, ELT expert and teacher at Languagelab, spoke to Alison on a range of topical issues and about her role at The Economist.

Topics included her thoughts on the links between education, economic growth and social mobility, the current reputation of print journalists following the News of the World phone hacking scandal, and her opinion on the strengths and weaknesses of British education.

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