Dear Damian Hinds, let’s put horrid adult experiences on the curriculum
The education secretary has told children hardship and stress at school prepare them for life
January 2019
Ban school league tables. They’re not just misleading, they’re harmful
Nuala Burgess
Yet more research has surfaced debunking the authority of league tables, which do nothing to interrogate grammar schools, says Nuala Burgess, chair of Comprehensive Future
October 2018
Ofsted inspectors to stop using exam results as key mark of success
Watchdog chief outlines new inspection regime judging schools on ‘quality of education’
December 2017
Poor primary school pupils increasingly left behind by peers
Data in England shows bright children on free meals lose out as gap grows for high attainment in literacy, writing and maths
May 2017
Election offers the chance for education reforms
Letters: Professor Harvey Goldstein and others on the pressing need for changes in our schools
March 2017
Fewer teachers, no trips: how is your school being affected by cuts?
Pupil spending is set to fall. We want to hear from teachers and parents about any cost-cutting measures taken as a result
December 2015
Dave Hill on London
London needs more of whatever is making its schools so good
Maintaining the success of London schools means recognising the true reasons for their improvement and meeting the need for more teachers and pupil places
June 2015
Teachers play the system to hit league table and exam targets, says report
Speed read
Pearson blames tools for Sats marking problems
Warwick Mansell
April 2015
Everything still to fight for in education battle
Letters: True educational values have been swept aside as power in the education service has been drawn towards the centre under the failed regime of Michael Gove and Nicky Morgan
February 2015
The malign effects of coalition education policy in England’s schools
It’s time ministers realised that teachers really do want to teach
Zoe Williams
December 2014
‘The children come in hungry to learn’: Birmingham school with winning recipe
More than half its students are eligible for free school meals yet the Nelson Mandela school tops the league in Birmingham
Primary school pupils from poorest backgrounds achieve best-ever results
67% of pupils from disadvantaged homes hit government targets in maths, reading and writing, compared with 61% in 2012
Sixfold rise in number of primary schools forced to scrap exam results
Education watchdog says 37 schools had year group results discounted last year due to cheating, up from six in 2012
December 2013
New primary school standards for English and maths: share your experiences
More than 4% of primary schools fail to meet basic maths and English levels
December 2012
Happiness and light at one of the country's most improved schools
Government hails fall in number of primary schools failing to reach targets
September 2012
The secret teacher
The Secret Teacher: let's free education from political control
Suffering from innovation fatigue and tired of the constant top-down trickle of instructions for what to do next? Well Secret Teacher is too – but they have a solution in mind
