Education reform
Don’t mention education reform
A new rule seems to have been adopted at Lib Dem conference: don’t mention Academies. The coalition’s greatest single success story – something David Laws and Michael Gove agreed on… Continue reading
16 CommentsThe Swedish case for school profits
Should state schools be able to make a profit? We asked this of you on our Coffee House poll this week. 71 per cent of you said yes, and with… Continue reading
14 CommentsBeating Labour’s education legacy
If it is GCSE results day, there must be a row about government education policy. True to form, the NASUWT — a union whose role often appears to be to… Continue reading
25 CommentsLong-term problems
It is fashionable to say that the nation is divided: the North and South, the haves and have nots, the politically engaged and the apathetic. Educational attainment has been added… Continue reading
32 CommentsFiona Millar to the Commons…
Richard Kay’s column in the Mail contains the news, as expected, that Fiona Millar (AKA Mrs Alistair Campbell) is a shoo-in to replace Glenda Jackson as Labour’s candidate for the… Continue reading
57 CommentsA victory for common sense
For years, teachers have been increasingly reluctant to restrain unruly pupils — for fear of being slapped with a lawsuit. But now, it seems, the government is trying to ease… Continue reading
7 CommentsIt’s not just pensions, say teachers
As any CoffeeHouser knows, the Spectator enthusiastically supports Michael Gove’s education reforms. But it’s always important to listen to opposing views – so we stepped outside our offices in Westminster… Continue reading
24 CommentsGove turns on the education establishment
Michael Gove is tenacious. With strikes set to close one in four schools on Thursday, Gove has launched a direct assault on the left-wing teaching unions. In a consultation published… Continue reading
40 CommentsMore freedom for some schools means better schools all round
Academies, as CoffeeHouser knows, are booming. There were around 200 of them when Michael Gove became Education Secretary last May. Now, just a year later, and steaming well ahead of expectations,… Continue reading
12 CommentsGove strikes to ease the removal of bad teachers
The quality of teaching in schools is one of the main determinants of how well a child does. But, shockingly, in almost half the local authorities in England a teacher… Continue reading
11 CommentsReinforcing the schools revolution
There is extraordinary news today, suggesting that the Academies revolution is continuing apace. What was a trickle under the Labour years is turning into a flood. This time last year… Continue reading
36 CommentsDoes Davis have a point about grammar schools?
David Davis has been relatively quiet for the past couple of months, perhaps nursing a hangover after this. But he’s back making a seismic racket today, with an article on… Continue reading
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