Education

We need a new principle in education: no child should be excluded from school

13 November, 2018

As dozens of schools are found to suspend 1 in 5 pupils, Jennette Arnold AM argues we need massive investment turn it around.

26 October, 2018

Why is the government ignoring the evidence when it comes to dealing with children’s speech and language needs?

28 August, 2018

Despite the government’s many promises, not much has been done to tackle the social inequality spreading in Britain. Justin Madders MP writes.

8 August, 2018

Damian Hinds thinks screens are to blame for children struggling with speaking when they start school. But there are other factors at play.

28 February, 2018

In some parts of the UK, childcare now costs nearly £10,000 a year – with lower-income families among the hardest hit.

15 December, 2017

Nearly four in five believe university bosses should not be allowed on the remuneration committees which keep bumping up their pay.

16 November, 2017

Academies – one of the coalition’s flagship policies in 2010 – have not lived up to any of Michael Gove’s big promises, a new report has found.

23 October, 2017

Schools have faced a £2.8bn real terms cut to budgets since 2008 and our educational institutions are close to breaking point.

19 October, 2017

The Tories claim education budgets are being protected — new analysis suggests they’re lying through their teeth.

12 October, 2017

Participation in after school activities like volunteering and debating is falling, especially among children from disadvantaged backgrounds.