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Reform Time this week comes with a health warning. We are getting statistical and this week’s column is the nasty cough mixture – awful in the taking but ultimately good for you. Here is the bombshell. Under plans set out by examinations regular Ofqual and using...

Another day, another worrying statistic about the state of mental health services under the coalition government. It is fair to say that mental health services have taken a beating under the coalition government and with every new revelation we see how funding cuts...

It has been a good week for talking points. First, the new Star Wars teaser was released. Second, talk of social mobility has been doing the rounds, spurred on by calls for manifesto commitments on increasing the number of grammar schools from the Tories and United...

Today, Tristram Hunt is calling for schools to do more to develop character among young people. Quoting Winston Churchill and the idea of ‘British spirit’ was a clever way to ensure today’s speech got some good Sunday coverage. As a former teacher I can also imagine...