A new beat
Teach First is spurring imitators that should improve the public sector
“HOW does ambiguity affect others?” After a moment’s hesitation, the new recruits propose answers—it leads to “cynicism”, “isolation” and “a loss of trust”. Such questions are not normal fare in police training, which focuses more on procedure than on abstract theorising. But this is the first Police Now summer academy. It represents, says Dave Spencer, the co-founder, “the future of police training.”
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “A new beat”
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