Boat Race row is just the latest example of a century of academic dispute over teacher education

Boat Race row is just the latest example of a century of academic dispute over teacher education

When the men’s and women’s boats took to the water for the 2025 Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race, a few students who would have hoped to be part of the crews were missing. Matt Heywood, Molly Foxell and Kate Crowley, all of Cambridge, did not take part after a complaint from Oxford University Boat Club over their eligibility was upheld by an independent panel. All three students are studying at Cambridge for PGCEs, a teacher training qualification. Ox…

Boat Race Day 2025 Part II: P to M

Sadly for the Dark Blues on Boat Race Day, the only time that an Oxford boat was ahead of one from Cambridge was when the OUBC launch Bosporus got in front of the CUBC launch, Amaryllis. Picture: ©MBS. 16 April 2025By Mel Brown and Tim Koch Tim Koch goes to the beach, Mel Brown rides a Rocket. Famously, you cannot be everywhere at once but, on Boat Race Day, that is exactly what you do want. However, HTBS did double its coverage this year. Mel B…