Labour saw off Osborne’s academies plan – now we must use the Budget to block any new effort to break up secondary system
This is part of a series of articles in the run-up to the Budget on November 22. I…
Free Schools
Richard Leonard: My 10 point plan for progressive change in Scotland
As ballots open today, it is clear now more than ever that Scotland needs a united Labour Party…
Tory schools failure means children “crammed in like sardines”, says Corbyn
The Tories have broken their promises on class sizes and allowed overcrowding in schools to become normality, Jeremy…
PMQs verdict: Theresa wriggles over the detail as Corbyn aims for higher ground
“Could the prime minister explain the difference between a sweetheart deal and a gentleman’s agreement?” Jeremy Corbyn began…
Lucy Powell: Grammar schools are education for the elite, not the many
Teacher shortages caused by a recruitment crisis. Teacher retention in free fall with more teachers leaving than joining…
Cameron’s free schools concept “all but dead” says Lucy Powell
Lucy Powell has accused the Tories of “misleading parents” over their flagship free schools programme. The Shadow education…
Crisis for families as 84,000 fail to get preferred school place
More and more families are failing to win their preferred choice of secondary school for their children,…
Powell says Labour will bring academies under control of local authorities
New Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell has promised that academies and free schools will not close under a…
Six things we learned from Andy Burnham’s Press Gallery Lunch
Andy Burnham this afternoon became the third Labour leadership candidate to attend a Press Gallery Lunch to speak to…
Labour leadership candidates answer readers’ questions on education
LabourList readers can submit weekly questions on a different topic to the Labour leadership candidates. Here are the…
