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…
Education
Labour drags Downing Street into Gove’s Ofsted row
Michael Gove has been making the headlines this weekend for the sacking of Labour peer Sally Morgan as…
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…
We could have stronger universities that charge much lower fees
The introduction of £9000 a year university fees defined the new Coalition for many. Nick Clegg’s honest image…
Young Syrians shouldn’t be the lasting victims of this bloody war
When we think about the crisis in Syria it’s only natural that we start with the immediate threats…
Liam Byrne: Labour planning “long-term shift to a graduate tax”
During the 2010 leadership contest, Ed Miliband announced that he favoured a Graduate Tax to replace university tuition…
The right-wing militant tendency driving education policy
Many teachers already think that Michael Gove’s policies border on lunacy, and a leaked thesis by one of the…
Al-Madinah school were merely puppets playing out the Government’s ideological experiment
Derby has attracted national headlines in the last few weeks for all the wrong reasons. The city’s Al-Madinah…
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 question for Tristram – What role should local authorities play in education?
Perhaps the most difficult question for any Shadow Education Secretary to answer is about the role of local…
