Quickfire Why on Earth does Boris Johnson want to scrap the civil service fast-stream? Wavering Tory voters in Wakefield aren’t worrying about the number of graduates in Defra. By Sam Freedman
Education The UK government hasn’t even begun to confront its huge education challenge By Sam Freedman
Politics Our fear of algorithms has undermined this year’s A-level grades and failed students 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