Pupil premium: The sting in the tail
By Richard Watts / @richardwatts01 The pupil premium was supposed to the Liberal Democrat’s great victory in the…
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Tory broken promises: Sure Start is under threat
By Richard Watts / @richardwatts01 As the row rages about the Tories’ broken promises on child benefit, a…
Cuts: Is Cameron a fool or a knave?
By Richard Watts / @richardwatts01 There was astonishment in local government circles when last week David Cameron urged…
The coalition’s attacks on the poorest are even worse than first thought
By Richard Watts / @richardwatts01 The coalition had a difficult week over the summer after the Institute for…
The AV referendum is doomed
By Richard Watts and Graham Copp Former senior staff members from both sides of the Europe debate believe…
Gove is being given the bums rush by schools
By Richard Watts / @richardwatts01 Thirty two. That’s the total number of new academies opening today under the…
At last Labour’s talking about how we’ll win the next election
By Richard Watts / @richardwatts01 After the shock of the formation of the coalition it has taken a…
The so-called “schools’ revolution” is a damp squib
By Richard Watts / @richardwatts01 The government’s schools revolution is beginning to look more like Paris 1968 than…
How should Labour councils manage the cuts?
By Richard Watts / @richardwatts01 Local Government has borne the brunt of the Tory-Liberals early cuts to public…
Free schools: A bail-out for private schools?
By Richard Watts / @richardwatts01 The government’s plan to introduce so-called free schools has not exactly met with…
