Labour’s National Education Service should finally herald the abolition of the 11-plus
When Theresa May first began pushing her plans for a new generation of grammar schools, she managed to…
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My blueprint to save our secondary schools – and snuff out the smokescreen of more grammars, a teacher writes
I remember a rather heated conversation with a resident while campaigning in the general election. I think the…
Lucy Powell: We can’t afford not to tackle Britain’s social mobility problem
Social mobility — and the lack thereof for the many — is the defining issue of our time,…
Thornberry lays into “illegitimate” government at Progress conference
Emily Thornberry today attacked Theresa May’s government as “illegitimate” as the prime minister continued to struggle to stitch…
Andrew Gwynne’s state of the race memo: May’s no-show makes her unfit to be PM
This is the latest in a series of weekly election campaign blogs written by Andrew Gwynne, Labour’s campaigns…
Free movement will end after Brexit, says Corbyn, as he opens up over schooldays
Jeremy Corbyn has admitted that free movement would come to an end after Brexit as he opened up…
Carwyn Jones: We haven’t got time to navel gaze over polling – we have got a country to run and an election to fight
“But isn’t Welsh Labour worried by the poll?” It’s the question I’ve been asked a hundred times since Monday…
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…
Tell Theresa: The idea of grammar schools as a vehicle to social mobility is a myth
Theresa May has come out again calling for the restoration of grammar schools to kick start social mobility…
PMQs verdict: Corbyn seizes on Tory divisions over grammars and funding
“This Government is cutting the schools budget by 6.5% by 2020. Today we learn the proposed national funding…
