Yesterday, the Tate group asked the new government to provide sufficient funding for an ‘arts-rich curriculum’.
... Read more‘Scrapping exams at 16 would create a better education system,’ The Times editorial says today.
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Read moreState-funded primary schools are doing so well that ‘wealthy, ambitious parents’ are saving private school fees and opting for...
Read moreCalls for the government to back down on the EBacc are likely to increase following a decision by the Russell Group universities...
Read moreGCSEs and A levels should be replaced with graduation at 18, Robert Halfon, chair of the Education Select Committee, is expected...
Read moreThis year marks a signifi cant anniversary in the history of education policy in this country.
Thirty years ago this summer the Great...
Read moreThe headline is true. But it’s also mischievous and misleading. Mischievous because it attempts to demonize free schools. It’s an antidote to...
Read moreThe last Labour manifesto said a Labour government would impose VAT on independent school fees, T he Times wrote on 16 September (behind paywall...
Read moreTeaching morale is low these days, what with cuts, workload, high stakes tests... And that’s without twitter drawing attention to self-promoting...
Read moreLast night I watched the year 6 play, which this year took us through periods in time, under the direction of a Time Lord. We visited Boudicca (...
Read moreThe last week has not been good for schools worried about money. The Chancellor seems immune to warnings about the state of school funding. The...
Read moreIt's been a busy couple of weeks. No I don't mean trying to keep up with the headlines or the fallout from the headlines, though I can't say that...
Read moreWhen the Prime Minister made his ‘ major announcement ’ on 11 January that the Government would provide over £1b for the...
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