Wales orders re-marking of GCSE English papers – will Gove follow suit?
The WJEC exam board will re-grade all GCSE English Language papers taken over the summer following ongoing concerns about how fairly candidates were treated.
Public Services
Reshuffle: Health: The five key priorities for Mr Hunt
Jos Bell looks at the challenges facing new health secretary Jeremy Hunt following his succeeding of the sacked Andrew Lansley in this week’s Cabinet reshuffle.
To fully stretch the brightest and best we need a more serious focus on interventions
To fully stretch the best pupils involves a much more serious focus on interventions within schools that target those children who are falling behind.
What next for rail fares?
We already pay significantly more for rail travel than anyone else in Europe – 75% more than the next most expensive country
Welsh universities face radical overhaul
Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews has announced plans for a radical overhaul of Higher Education in Wales.
Rail investment irrelevant to those who can no longer afford rising train fares
There are alternative ways to pay for investment without penalising passengers
The North needs more than just capital connections
If the North of England is to move on from its industrial past and fully contribute to national prosperity, it needs a more level playing field
Ofsted chief refuses to support Gove’s two-tier examination reforms
Will Michael Gove take on the overwhelming advice and opinion from the experts and renege on his unpopular plans to reform?
Government bonus crackdown ignores the outsourced sector – again
Alex Hern asks why the government’s crackdown on rewards for failure isn’t extending to firms which work almost entirely for the government – like A4e
Addressing the challenge of transforming childcare
Stephen Twigg, Yvette Cooper and Liam Byrne write for Left Foot Forward on Labour’s plans for better childcare.