‘Brexit has played a part’ in school closures due to a lack of pupils, says Florence Eshalomi MP
Former education recovery tsar: ‘We cannot blight a generation’
“We cannot blight a generation of children by not investing in their education”.
Week in Review: Education own-goal reveals the Tory split we never talk about
Ian Dunt looks at the Tory’s repeated difficulties over education.
£15 billion needed for post-pandemic education recovery
An education think tank has revealed that £10-15 billion of extra funding is required to help schoolchildren catch up on lost learning. The Education Policy Institute has published a report showing that 3 months’ worth of learning has been lost during the covide pandemic, due to home schooling, with further losses expected. Dr. Luke Sibieta, […]
‘A corrupt, sleazy and tired government’ – MPs clash at Opposition Day debate.
Conservative MP John Lamont described the SNP as “corrupt, sleazy and tired” in the House of Commons today as MPs clashed at the Opposition Day debate. In a heated debate, Labour MP Ian Murray told an SNP MP he ‘ought to try’ having principles. The SNP focused much of their time on the topic […]
The bad news ministers tried to bury today
Government releases deluge of inconvenient reports and written statements, as MPs leave Westminster
Graham Stuart: School funding system needs to change
Education committee chair Graham Stuart comments on the Today programme on the IFS’ report on education funding:
DfE: Transitional arrangements needed for school funding change
A Department for Education spokesperson comments on the IFS report on the funding system used for schools:
IFS: No time to waste on school funding reform
Luke Sibieta, senior research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, makes the case for reform of the system used for school funding:
