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We live a country blighted by a form of “social apartheid”. Strong words. But not mine, and not from the lips of a fellow pro-state school campaigner. No. This was the considered view of Sir Anthony Seldon, outgoing head teacher of…
By Fiona Millar Why did Michael Gove seem so ready to give up his cabinet job to Lib Dem education spokesman David Laws as part of the coalition negotiations? It is true that the Lib Dems have their soft Tory/rightish wing, rooted in…
By Fiona Millar Where are the women in this election, or the debates about children, families, work life balance? The media fascination with 'free schools', and the focus on individual parents who want to start them, has crowded out too…
By Fiona Millar If you want a pithy explanation for why we should actively campaign for shared parental leave in a baby's first year, check out Ruth Lister's letter in the Guardian last Friday. Long periods of paid leave after a new baby…
by Fiona Millar End the 11 plus. It is not a new idea but it should shoot straight into the manifestos of all the mainstream political parties. Why? Because they all claim it doesn't work. Because we are in an era where affluent parents…
By Fiona Millar This post was originally published on LabourList as part of International Women's Day on March 9, 2009. I graduated in the year Margaret Thatcher came to power, started my first job in her first term in office and had my…
