As offers for secondary school places go out in the post today, parents of 10- and 11-year-olds will be bracing...
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Being in government matters
I was a teacher for 11 years before I went into parliament in 1997. In Worcestershire, we had the dubious distinction...
What matters is what works. But what if we can’t figure that out?
In almost all Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries kids educated in the capital do worse...
Education: May the force be with us all
It has been a good week for talking points. First, the new Star Wars teaser was released. Second, talk of social...
A little bit of character goes a long way
Today, Tristram Hunt is calling for schools to do more to develop character among young people. Quoting Winston...
Wanted: An educational strategy for the capital
Six months out from the general election and his likely return to the House of Commons as member of parliament for...
Our historic mission, our contemporary challenge
I was the first person in my family to go to university. As a working-class kid who grew up in Bradford that made me...
London elite? New mayor could make London schools world class
Apologies. This is a piece about London and its schools. With Tessa Jowell announcing she wants to replace Boris...
A black belt in teaching
My friend just got his black belt. While he’d love it to be of the Karate Kid variety, it is actually because of his...
Leadership crisis? Politicians might learn from school leaders
Half-term can be a time for reflecting and agonising. Some school leaders review assemblies to see if their ‘topline...
‘A world class’ teacher in every classroom?
Two weeks into a new term and by now teachers are back in the familiar routines of school life: early starts,...
Intervention on the big issues
If you are a London parent and you have concerns about the leadership at your child’s school, who do you turn to? As...