O-levels? Keep calm and carry on…
The ubiquity of “Keep Calm and Carry On” and its off-shoot slogans has long since robbed them of…
Education
Twigg: Labour won’t close Free Schools
Stephen Twigg reiterated in his interview with Andrew Neil on the Sunday Politics what he told me when…
I’m not a number on a balance sheet, Michael Gove
State schools could be run for profit hinted Education Secretary Michael Gove during his Leveson Inquiry appearance this…
It’s time for Osborne and Willetts to u-turn over international students
Today the Telegraph splashed on the news that over 60 university chancellors have written to David Cameron warning…
Spot the difference: How much money can a free school make?
As Political Scrapbook noted this afternoon: “Michael Gove uses the Leveson Inquiry as a platform to float right-wing…
Why teachers need our support
Yesterday the NASUWT and NUT, which together represent more than 80% of teachers, announced plans for a possible…
Standardisation – a testing question
A-levels, GCSEs, GCEs, Highers, Standard Grades, 11-plus, and SATs. Comprehensives, key stages and grammars. Sixth form, primary, secondary…
The pupil premium is simply unfair
According to Michael Gove, the pupil premium “goes to every child eligible for free school meals and is…
Where are the good jobs for non-graduates?
With the release of new ONS statistics this week, the press has again demonstrated its tendency to focus…
Tory-led Government hits aspirations as student applications fall
Today’s UCAS application figures give us a stark reminder that the Tory-led Government’s policies are failing not just…
