Keegan admits currently not enough teachers to deliver PM’s ‘maths mindset’ plan
Prime minister Rishi Sunak will today vow to change the nation’s “anti-maths mindset” as part of a major speech on education in which he will say that all pupils in England should study some sort of maths until the age of 18. Speaking in central London, the prime minister will announce an expert-led review into […]
A lack of male teachers means a lack of male role models, says Ben Bradley
Teachers have stepped up, the government must follow
It’s time the government’s ambitions for the profession match teachers’ formidable courage.
Social mobility tsar defends controversial comments
“I come to my views through discussion, through talking to people, through hearing what they say.”
Are GCSEs an outdated relic from the past?
“Its role needs to be considered all over again.”
GCSE reform – looking forward to a rosy past
Dr Mary Bousted from the National Education Union on why GCSEs have had their day.
It’s time to rethink how we teach our children
GCSE results this week will include all of the usual highs and lows, with students exceeding, meeting and some sadly missing their expectations and ambitions. The work they have put in and the teaching and support they have received should be celebrated particularly in this most disrupted year. At the Association of Colleges (AOC) we’ll […]
Prevent anti-extremism strategy creating ‘suspicion in the classroom’
The National Union of Teachers has voted to scrap the government’s Prevent strategy
Tory academisation programme will rob local people of power over schools
The government’s plans will take power away from local communities and hand it to chief executives
Fact Check: Do free schools really improve standards?
Prime minister pledges to build 500 new free schools, despite lacking evidence they raise standards
