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“Get politics out of education” is a heartfelt cry heard in many forms. But can it work? A general...
I would first recognise the excellence in state schools throughout the country. I would do this by indicating what...
The first thing I would do is drastically limit my own powers, and those of my successors, by irreversibly...
I would face the facts. Since the advent of high-stakes testing, many schools have become depressing places for students...
I would publish more data and set fewer targets. I would make it easier for research organisations to access...
Forget 24-hour news, the internet and Twitter: parliamentary candidates will still go canvassing before May 7. Be prepared and...
If this weekend’s Liberal Democrat spring conference taught us anything, it’s that education rises up the agenda when the...
Ofsted has become too pervasive. It is time now for it to become a regulator, rather than a school...
If you ask politicians, of all parties, to tell you what they really think would improve education – what...
