5 things we learned from the Hunt/Reeves interviews today
There has been considerable interest today in interventions from Rachel Reeves and Tristram Hunt today on their new…
Education
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…
A co-operative vision for schools
The current education system is more fragmented than at any point in the past 25 years. There are…
For high aspiration for all our children, vote Labour
This party conference season marks for many commentators and psephologists the starting line for the next General Election.…
Controversial Tory twitter account smears teachers as Nazis and Stalinists
The controversial Tory Education Twitter account is in trouble again – over 7 months on from Gove’s officials…
We need new guidance to tackle prejudice and bigotry in our schools
When I was at school in the 1980s, I knew that I was gay. However, I felt unable…
Labour has a clear plan to raise school standards – we should feel confident to shout about it
While parents and families worry about exam results, childcare bills and rocketing rail fares, the Westminster bubble has…
The historic rise in the education leaving age will be a massive missed opportunity for young people
The great Labour Education Secretary Tony Crosland wrote in 1956 that to create an education system which achieves…
Labour’s Big Summer Read
The school summer holidays began last week. For 11 year olds, the SATs tests are done and dusted…
Miliband announces Royal College of Teaching plan to “raise standards in teaching”
On a visit to Langdon Park Community Sports College in London this afternoon, Ed Miliband and Stephen Twigg…
