Schools that show what’s possible
This week the school where I was a deputy head teacher got it’s first ever exam results with…
Schools
We need to develop a principled education policy that sets us out from the Coalition
There has been a drift in some recent postings to suggest that one way to find clear water…
Raising standards by devolving power and accountability
The Report published last week, recommending how Labour should treat school structures and functions after our return to Government…
England expects a strategy for improving all its schools
Clement Attlee’s first Minister for Education, Ellen Wilkinson, once said that: “It is important not to make plans…
Change the culture of voting to engage young people
This government has failed young people on a catastrophic level. Scrapping Educational Maintenance Allowance, raising tuition fees, and…
We reject the government’s use of aggressive, free market competition in schools
This week I received a letter from a disgruntled parent, Ms. Emily Leppenwell. Her children used to attend the…
A world class teacher in every classroom
One of the many attractions of Ed Miliband’s ‘One Nation’ approach to politics is that it revives a…
The right-wing militant tendency driving education policy
Many teachers already think that Michael Gove’s policies border on lunacy, and a leaked thesis by one of the…
A question for Tristram – What role should local authorities play in education?
Perhaps the most difficult question for any Shadow Education Secretary to answer is about the role of local…
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…
