The Conservatives’ scrapping of the maintenance grant are an opportunity tax, nothing more
This is an assault on aspiration, an assault on opportunity, and an assault on those who want to get on…
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I know something about motherhood – but not as much as my husband
Presenting the child for vaccination, the nurse invariably says, with puzzled face: “Where’s Mummy?” “Oh, that’s easy,” my husband wants…
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Why shouldn’t exams be scheduled to avoid Ramadan?
If religion had no bearing on school timetables, we would not have Easter and Christmas holidays.
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Revenge of the Greats
Today, few teenagers learn Latin or Greek. But would we understand the world better if we read and studied classics?
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What is the Elf on the Shelf?
A sweet Christmas tradition - or a toy that trains children in the logic of the police state?
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Five things we learned from the higher education entry figures
Bad news for the boys, good news for ethnic minority applicants.
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Higher fees, but more students
For all the anger over the new fees system, it is in many respects more progressive.
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Video games will shape how we understand the world
Gaming is frequently touted as an escape from the world - but it can also be a guide to it.
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