We need to start taking social mobility seriously – the alternative is too grim to face
Despite the government’s many promises, not much has been done to tackle the social inequality spreading in Britain. Justin Madders MP writes.
Education
Our Education Secretary is ignoring the big picture when it comes to children’s development
Damian Hinds thinks screens are to blame for children struggling with speaking when they start school. But there are other factors at play.
The Tories’ childcare policies are in total disarray
In some parts of the UK, childcare now costs nearly £10,000 a year – with lower-income families among the hardest hit.
Ban Vice Chancellors from sitting on their own pay boards, say public
Nearly four in five believe university bosses should not be allowed on the remuneration committees which keep bumping up their pay.
It’s official: Free schools have failed to deliver
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.
Thousands of parents will descend on Parliament tomorrow to demand emergency school funding
Schools have faced a £2.8bn real terms cut to budgets since 2008 and our educational institutions are close to breaking point.
HALF of schools face a real-terms funding cut this year
The Tories claim education budgets are being protected — new analysis suggests they’re lying through their teeth.
Poor children missing out on chance to develop life skills, report finds
Participation in after school activities like volunteering and debating is falling, especially among children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Parents and teachers call for school census boycott amid deportation fears
The Department for Education has been sharing details of school children’s nationality and place of birth with the Home Office.
The Tories’ plans on free childcare will only widen inequality in the UK
Quantity over quality in early years education is damaging to the poorest children.