Private schools depriving local councils of £144m per year, research finds
Research, published as Keir Starmer reaffirmed that Labour plans to scrap private schools’ exemption from VAT, has found…
Private Schools
Kate Green backs reform of honours system and says titles are “hurtful”
Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary Kate Green, who received an Order of the British Empire in 2005, has described…
“The Tories have broken Britain, but we will rebuild it” – Rayner’s conference speech
Below is the text for Angela Rayner’s speech to conference in Brighton today. The Shadow Education Secretary said…
Social mobility is doomed as long as education remains the pursuit of privilege
In 2017 Britain remains a deeply divided nation. Those divisions take many forms: class, income, gender, race and…
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…
Corbyn’s vision for Britain – the policies Labour is set to include in its manifesto
With Theresa May’s shock decision to call an early general election in just a few weeks time, Labour…
Free schools meals pledge is truly Labour and will help pupils in mind and body
Children from every background, we repeat, every background are expected to benefit from Labour’s universal free school meal…
Corbyn’s tax raid on private schools to fund free lunches for all primary pupils
Jeremy Corbyn will today attempt to move on from the Ken Livingstone furore by launching Labour’s plan to…
The “privileged few” – Labour’s response to figures that show top jobs dominated by small elite
Trsitram Hunt, Labour’s Shadow Education Secretary, has responded to today’s publishing of a report by the Social Mobility…
Charitable status for fee-paying schools – An absurdity that must end
The charitable status of independent schools is not the most important issue facing the country. In fact, it’s…
