schools
Scottish union chief accuses government of behaving like a “Victorian millowner”
One of Scotland’s major teaching unions has warned that virtually every school north of the border now faces closure on the November 30th, reports Ed Jacobs.
The devastating crisis hitting Britain’s young people
Rory Weal writes about the need for a job creation programme, the reinstatement of the Education Maintenance Allowance and the protection of youth services.
Labour’s ModBacc offers a chance to get with the programme
By Amelia Peterson Andy Burnham yesterday announced at the Labour Conference plans for a ‘Modern baccalaureate’ that offers a different […]
Clegg’s win on ‘free schools’ start of the battle to save state education
The vetoing of Tory plans for free schools to become profit-making marks out coalition dividing lines and the ideological battle over education at the next election.
Yet again the detractors seek to undermine GCSE results
It does seem quite extraordinary that this year’s outstanding GCSE results were greeted as being symptomatic of exams that are too easy and which need to be reformed.
Cautious optimism over the Special Educational Needs green paper
Parts of the Special Educational Needs green paper have been hailed by the right wing press - but some of the measures proposed today should be greeted with cautious optimism by progressives.