Quickfire Why on Earth does Boris Johnson want to scrap the civil service fast-stream? By Sam Freedman
Stop acting like private school pupils “own” Oxbridge places Private school heads demand that university places be awarded on merit alone when they are the ones that have… By Sam Freedman
Tony Blair is right: more people should go on to higher education Rather than trying to limit the number who enter university, we should focus on making it more effective. By Sam Freedman
The UK government hasn’t even begun to confront its huge education challenge From Covid-19 to next year’s exams to helping pupils catch up, schools need help, but ministers are nowhere to… By Sam Freedman
Our fear of algorithms has undermined this year’s A-level grades and failed students Using AI became politically impossible after last year’s exams fiasco – but young people will suffer from rampant grade inflation. By Sam Freedman
How Gavin Williamson’s “fix” for cancelled exams makes everything worse The government has chosen the laziest possible solution: leave it up to schools, let them take the blame –… By Sam Freedman
An urgent action plan to mitigate the damage of school closures The government failed to prepare for remote learning and has done teachers, parents and pupils a disservice. What steps should be… By Sam Freedman