Education’s Berlin Wall: the private schools conundrum
By David and George Kynaston.
Does a better social mix make these schools acceptable? The left has been silent on this issue for the past 40 years.
Our segregated education system perpetuates inequality and holds our nation back
By Michael Gove.
The education secretary responds to the NS debate on public schools.
Why do state-school pupils earn less over a lifetime? Because they aren’t taught to dream big
By Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett.
Private schools instil their children with a sense of entitlement and confidence that is lacking among state-school pupils, argues Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett.
Michael Gove: my part in his downfall
By Jonn Elledge.
Seven habits of highly unpopular people.
Inside the private schools educating China’s elite
By Zoe Alsop.
In recent years the number of private schools catering to Chinese nationals has grown rapidly. A Chinese-owned chain offering a Canadian curriculum dominates, with more than 30 schools across the country.
“What I want to see is peace”: When will Labour stop opposing academies?
By Harry Lambert.
Labour’s unclear opposition to academies could drag high-performing chains like ARK back under local bureaucracy.
Primary politics: parenting advice from Toby Young and Michael Rosen
By Melissa Benn.
Two publications ostensibly designed to provide reassurance and wisdom to parents of primary-age children and perhaps to tap in to the ever-growing “pushy parenting” market.
The tests Nicky Morgan must pass if the Tories are to change on education
By Tristram Hunt.
The new Education Secretary should end the use of unqualified teachers and match Labour’s pledge to teach English and maths till 18.
How failing schools help Ukip
By Tim Wigmore.
Schools are getting worse in Great Yarmouth, the second most likely seat for Ukip to gain their first MP next year.
Grammar schools widen the gap between rich and poor. Why are we still surprised by this?
By Frances Ryan.
Meritocracy – embodied in the grammar school system – is concerned with achieving equality between equals and permitting inequality between un-equals.
The free schools experiment spirals out of control
New Statesman leader.
All resources should be concentrated on ensuring that no child is denied the basic right to an education.
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