primary schools Articles

For seven years, the Tories have shortchanged our education system – and our most disadvantaged students are being left behind as a result, writes Lucy Powell MP Wasted talent, frustrated lives and a divided Britain. That is the result of a failure of successive...

A small primary school in Milngavie has become a test case for Scottish education. Parents have launched a bold plan to make St Joseph’s the first community-led school in Scotland. They want to break free from council control and harness the talents of the whole...

Caroline Benn Memorial Lecture, 13 November 2012 CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Introduction Thank you Melissa, and thank you to you and the Socialist Education Association for hosting tonight’s event and for inviting me to give the Caroline Benn Memorial Lecture. It’s...

Shadow education secretary, Stephen Twigg MP, tells NAHT delegates in Harrogate that a future Labour government focus in education will be based on 'evidence, not dogma' and that this government has 'failed to get a grip on this urgent crisis in primary school places....