Education

It's Michael Gove who is undermining school standards

By Stephen Twigg - 20 May 16:03

Instead of playing to the gallery, the Education Secretary needs to learn from what works.

The boys of Eton College stand as headmaster Tony Little leaves morning assembly

Eton's headmaster on abolishing private schools, Gove's reforms and free schools

By George Eaton - 09 May 13:33

Web-only extracts from Jason Cowley's interview with Eton headmaster Tony Little.

It is testament to the leadership of Teach First that it has been so successful.

Teach First shows how to overcome educational disadvantage

By Stephen Twigg - 29 April 15:27

It is testament to the leadership of Teach First that it has been so successful in securing cross-party support, says shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg.

A group of toddlers being pushed around. Photo: Getty

Like most parents, Liz Truss appears to be making it up as she goes along

By Glosswitch - 22 April 16:28

Isn’t it only a few weeks since the PM’s advisor on childhood Claire Perry was claiming that children’s lives were over-regimented and that the little blighters needed to be bored?

Michael Gove has praised the Durand Academy. Photo: Getty

School dominated by black and Asian pupils will lead to a "sexual volcano", warns Tory councillor

By Helen Lewis - 21 April 10:28

Allowing the Durand Academy in Brixton to open a branch in West Sussex will lead to a "sexual volcano" with too many pupils from "nationalities where they are uncertain what hard work is about", says councillor.

The Department for Education spent thousands of pounds on developing the GCSE r

Exclusive: Gove wasted £42,000 on abandoned EBC exams

By George Eaton - 11 March 15:26

In addition to "administration and staff costs", the Department for Education spent thousands of pounds on developing the GCSE replacement.

Education Secretary Michael Gove will now keep GCSEs.

Having failed to do his homework, Gove flunked the exam

By George Eaton - 07 February 9:56

The Education Secretary's decision to bow to his critics and retain GCSEs is, in a competitive field, the most humiliating retreat yet from a coalition minister.

Michael Gove speaks at last year's Conservative conference.

Gove's ultra-partisan style is a sign of things to come

By Rafael Behr - 04 February 17:25

Tory MPs see the Education Secretary's politicisation of his department as a case study in how to beat the Whitehall system.

Eton boys watch the tradtional wall game. Photograph: Getty Images.

Stop blaming state school pupils for their lack of 'confidence'

By Glosswitch - 20 January 10:22

It’s easy to claim richer students are more confident because of their superior education, but it may be more accurate to say they’re more confident because they’re rich.