Gove is long gone but Tories are still taking school standards “backwards”, says Hunt
Tristram Hunt, Shadow Secretary of State for Education has said that the Tory policies are putting far too…
Education
Rather than focusing on free schools, Labour should consider supporting home education
The Labour Party, since at least 2010 have gradually begun to present a coherent, cohesive education programme, to…
Labour’s new way forward for higher education
At 3.50pm on Friday 16 October 1964, Harold Wilson’s office took the call from the Queen’s Private Secretary,…
Life skills need to be at the heart of Labour’s curriculum
When Gove was demoted and moved away from his beloved education brief you could almost hear the sound…
Schools that show what’s possible
This week the school where I was a deputy head teacher got it’s first ever exam results with…
New education secretary Nicky Morgan is “continuity Gove”, says Hunt
Today, Shadow Education Secretary Tristram Hunt will give a speech in which he will say, although Michael Gove might be…
Labour would immediately halt Gove’s A-Level reforms
Labour would move immediately to stop planned A-level reforms after winning next year’s election, Shadow Education Secretary Tristram…
We need to develop a principled education policy that sets us out from the Coalition
There has been a drift in some recent postings to suggest that one way to find clear water…
Cameron dropped Gove, now Labour must drop his policies
Fireworks, champagne corks popping and rare mashups of Hallelujah and Ode to Joy were heard echoing down the…
The mess left by the Trojan Horse
The Peter Clarke report into the Trojan Horse allegations in Birmingham schools is an impressive piece of investigative…
