There’s no evidence academy schools raise standards. But was that even their purpose?
The education select committee has undermined the entire basis of the coalition’s education policy
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Free speech: why we still have reason to be hopeful
We must now help to build momentum for the changes that will ensure everybody has a safe space to share their ideas
Labour’s policies for improving schools seem conspicuously absent
Labour needs to set out a clear vision for dealing with the problems described by Ofsted.
Genuine social mobility would mean the abolition of private schools
The country should draw upon 100 per cent of its population rather than relying upon just 7 per cent of it.
Michael Gove is concerned about teachers promoting science in schools. Yes, really
Michael Gove is concerned about teachers promoting science in schools. Yes, really.
Tory Council to close award-winning primary – so a free school can have its land
The decision to close Sulivan does everything that Tories say they oppose when it comes to education.
Today’s other education story: faith schools discriminating against poor pupils
New research has found a striking correlation between religious selection in schools and socio-economic segregation.
More questions for Michael Gove on free school fraud
Why didn’t the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau refer the case of Kings Science Academy to West Yorkshire police?
John Major is right – but the problem isn’t only private schools
John Major is right to talk about the dominance of ex-private school pupils in public life. The problem is bigger than that, though.
The government’s free school programme just got sinister
The more you learn about Sulivan School, the more irrational and unfair the Tory council’s proposal to close it looks.