Opinion

The Conservative manifesto is about making schools easier to control

This manifesto is essentially about making schools cheaper to run and easier to control. The only saving grace is...

Mike Cameron
Mike Cameron
News

Conservative Schools Pledges 2017: The Nerdy Details Guide

The Conservative Party’s manifesto has been launched by the prime minister Theresa May in Halifax, West Yorkshire today. The...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

The Tories have scored an own goal on universal free school meals

There is a strange sense of relief in hearing a policy you have criticised for years finally be scrapped....

Jess Staufenberg
Jess Staufenberg
News

Conservative manifesto confirms grammar schools commitment

The Conservative Party has confirmed plans to lift the ban on new grammar schools in its manifesto, a move...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Conservative manifesto: Teachers to get student loan forgiveness

New teachers will have their student loan repayments forgiven for the whole time they remain in the profession, the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Conservatives abandon 2020 90 per cent EBacc target

The government will only expect 75 per cent of pupils to be entered for the EBacc GCSE subjects by 2022,...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Conservative manifesto: The full list of schools policies

The prime minister Theresa May has launched her party’s manifesto in West Yorkshire. Here are the Conservatives’ policies for...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Conservative manifesto: Infant lunches scrapped, but schools get £4bn

The Conservatives have announced plans to scrap universal infant free school meals in favour of free breakfasts for all...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
News

Liberal Democrats would allow new council maintained schools

The Liberal Democrats have pledged to repeal the rule which requires all new schools to be academies and to give...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker