Sexual and gender equality is far from a given in modern Britain – we must change that
As a movement we can always be proud of the transformative changes the last Labour government made to…
Tristram Hunt
The next Labour Government will finish the business of Butler
This summer marked the seventieth anniversary of Rab Butler’s 1944 Education Act receiving Royal Assent. And with the…
Master teachers – our children’s life chances depend upon these reforms
In chapter 2 of the Analects Confucius wrote: “A man who reviews the old so as to find…
The sphinx without a riddle
‘The sphinx without a riddle.’ No other description so beautifully encapsulates the futility of David Cameron’s tenure in…
England expects a strategy for improving all its schools
Clement Attlee’s first Minister for Education, Ellen Wilkinson, once said that: “It is important not to make plans…
We reject the government’s use of aggressive, free market competition in schools
This week I received a letter from a disgruntled parent, Ms. Emily Leppenwell. Her children used to attend the…
A world class teacher in every classroom
One of the many attractions of Ed Miliband’s ‘One Nation’ approach to politics is that it revives a…
Sorry Nick Clegg – these are your policies. Your record. Your failure
“The doctrine of collective responsibility is not some old musty constitutional suit of armour. It is much more…
A good school place for every parent in every community – that’s Labour’s mission
Whether Tony Blair knew it or not, when he made that comment on the importance of education he…
One Nation is not a slogan, it’s an idea whose time has come…again
It was said that Benjamin Disraeli’s real political genius lay in his ability to teach his party. The…
