Education
Tories’ schools policies raise more questions than answers
Many will be left wondering how the Tories can make theiur education plans a reality when their pledges raise more questions than they answer.
Poorest kids denied access to best schools
The Sutton Trust today highlighted something that won’t get much air time this election. Poorer kids are being excluded from our best state schools.
Did Tories know their sex ed opt out was illegal?
Tories have used 'wash-up' to block compulsory sex education for 15-16 year olds. But their policy could be illegal under the European Convention on Human Rights.
Tories heading to wrong destination over use of education data
How should we rate which schools are best? It is one of the biggest questions for those writing education policy.
High truancy figures mask increases in pupil attendance
When taken together the numbers for truancy and authorised absence have fallen slightly; it'll be interesting to see how this is reported by tomorrow's papers.
20,000 extra uni places encouraging but more needed
For those of us in education, today’s budget makes for pleasant reading at first glance, welcome news that the government will fund 20,000 extra uni places.