Why have educational attainment gaps not closed in 20 years?
This year’s GCSE and A-Level results show how failure is baked into the education system.
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What’s behind a successful academic hoax?
The competitive nature of academia produces a tendency to group-think, which hoaxers exploit.
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Why we need to scrap GCSEs
After decades of dithering, politicians must provide young people with the modern education they deserve.
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Bruce Daisley: “Twitter wasn’t set up to be about anger and rage”
The former Twitter executive reflects on the social network’s moderation problem and where the self-help industry went wrong.
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Learning for its own sake is lovely, but that’s not all university is for
I’m sure Cambridge University teaches many skills, but the real career boost comes from “Cambridge” being on your CV.
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Censoring university reading lists is crude and condescending
“Offence” isn’t the only way to measure the worth of literature.
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You don’t win over young people by blocking their access to education
Rishi Sunak has promised to scrap degrees that don’t lead to high salaries — but low pay does not indicate…
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If Rishi Sunak cares so much about education, why won’t he fund it?
A certain ex-chancellor wouldn’t even fund post-Covid catch-up support for pupils.
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The best defence against online child abuse isn’t legislation – it’s education
With “self-generated” imagery being a growing problem, the Online Safety Bill urgently needs to include sex education.
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Against school
The 20th-century social critic Ivan Illich’s radical, egalitarian model of learning has never been more relevant to today’s hyper-commoditised education…
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Chris Pilcher: An inspirational teacher
Editor’s Note: Sometimes you encounter someone, however fleetingly, who leaves a deep impression. Since meeting Mr Pilcher, I have often…
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Rachel de Souza: Make school days longer to boost mental health
The children’s commissioner says extended school hours could improve well-being and ease social isolation.
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Since when is the point of an English degree getting a “highly skilled” job?
This government’s Gradgrindist education policies seem like a deliberate assault on independent thought.
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Relaxing nursery ratios is no answer to the cost-of-living crisis
The government’s proposal will do little, if anything, to reduce the cost of early years places for parents.
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Exclusive: Primary schools are outsourcing PE despite £2.2bn investment
Research reveals how the legacy of the 2012 Olympics turned into the “deskilling” of a generation of teachers.
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Why the Tories love grammar schools
Grammar schools aren’t just a bad idea – they’re bad politics, too.
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Is Britain’s Strictest Headmistress a visionary or a tyrant?
Many of Katharine Birbalsingh’s rules seem petty beyond belief – but she gets results. What does her approach tell us…
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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.
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Inflation is eating away at Britain’s schools and hospitals
Rising prices are hitting the most important workers the hardest.
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Will the SNP ever address the Scottish schools crisis?
Failing to educate children effectively is about as grievous a state deficiency as can be imagined.
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