The problem with church schools? They run counter to Christian values
Church schools don't help the poorest residents, as they're designed to - instead, they fill with middle-class children whose parents…
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Standing at Churchill’s bedside, a teacher’s first lesson and the joy of Santi Cazorla
I’ve just been round Chartwell again. It’s as wonderful as ever – the terraces, the gardens, the ground falling steeply away…
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Why we urgently need compulsory sex education
By failing to make proper sex and relationships education statutory, the government is failing to protect children from bullying, exploitation,…
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Ed on ed: what would a Miliband government do for education?
The time seems to be right for the Labour leader to lay the foundations of a new, more confident, education…
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Is an LGBT school a good idea?
If it would protect people from homophobic bullying, could a separate school be worth a try?
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Kenneth Baker: thinking beyond A-levels
The Conservative peer and former education secretary writes about the party’s plans for schools.
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On schools, Labour finally addresses the 7 per cent problem
It is a fallacy that attention to the private-school question will distract from improving state education. For 70 years this…
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Why do state-school pupils earn less over a lifetime? Because they aren’t taught to dream big
Private schools instil their children with a sense of entitlement and confidence that is lacking among state-school pupils, argues Rhiannon…
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