Education
True Tory agenda of public service profit revealed
Right-wing think tanks have revealed the true Tory public services agenda with a coordinated set of policy recommendations to encourage the break up of the NHS into competing social insurers and to allow private companies to profit from state education.
‘Right on’ in Brighton: Protestors’ voices
Protesters in Brighton on Sunday called for the scrapping of tuition fees, an end to testing in primary schools, and […]
SNP u-turn on class sizes
The SNP have announced they are not going to implement their manifesto pledge to reduce primary school class sizes to 18; they will aim for 25 instead.
Britain needs a new approach to lifelong learning
Evidence from the Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning, which publishes its main report today, shows how important it is to get a fresh perspective on what is invested, by whom and on what. The IFLL analysis shows that around £55 billion is spent annually, with the vast bulk of this (86 per cent) spent on under 25, most of whom are full-time HE students.
In defence of Sure Start
The TaxPayers' Alliance have responded to Left Foot Forward's post on Friday about the TPA and Institute of Directors' proposals to make £50 billion in public spending savings. In defence of their proposals to save £1.46 billion by cutting Sure Start, TPA make three arguments. Left Foot Forward responds to each in turn.
Grayling’s fears over new vetting scheme misplaced
Shadow Home Secretary Chris Grayling's fears over the new Vetting and Barring Scheme are not backed up by the facts