Features

Robert Halfon, Chair, Education select committee

Robert Halfon, the new chair of the education select committee, campaigned in the corridors of Parliament for the position...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

How school leaders can be sucked into dodgy dealings

Before I became a teacher I briefly worked for KPMG, one of the world’s largest auditors. It was shortly...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

Education ministers need to stop arguing about skills

It is beyond tedious to watch two ministers argue in public over the meaning of the word ‘skills’ when...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

29% increase in secondary schools below floor standard in 2017

More secondary schools have fallen below floor standards, but fewer have been defined as “coasting”, according to new figures...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

Beware the return of the grammar school zombies

Is the grammar school policy about to get a second wind? Contributing editor Laura McInerney considers the possibility and...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

Damian Hinds: 9 facts about the new education secretary

Damian Hinds is the new education secretary, having replaced Justine Greening earlier tonight after her unexpected resignation from the...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
Opinion

Now the end of 2017 is near, I too face a final curtain

Now the end of 2017 is near, I too face a final curtain. Dear readers, this is my last...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News

New free school wave in 2018 to be targeted in ‘challenging areas’

The next round of applications for free schools will open in early 2018 and will be particularly focused on...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney
News, Opinion

What are the ACTUAL new policies in Greening’s action plan?

Justine Greening has finally published her social mobility action plan, entitled ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’. Much of it includes...

Laura McInerney
Laura McInerney