How the tax system squeezes graduates
Graduates earning more than £27,295 will now pay a marginal tax rate of 42.25 per cent, compared with 33.25 per…
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The UK government hasn’t even begun to confront its huge education challenge
From Covid-19 to next year’s exams to helping pupils catch up, schools need help, but ministers are nowhere to be…
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England is far behind other countries on vaccinating teenagers
As schools return, only 13.3 per cent of 12- to 17-year-olds have received at least one vaccine dose.
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How the OECD whitewashed the failings of Scotland’s education system
The study lauded by the Scottish government was partial, sycophantic and superficial.
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Our fear of algorithms has undermined this year’s A-level grades and failed students
Using AI became politically impossible after last year’s exams fiasco – but young people will suffer from rampant grade inflation.
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Is status more important than earning potential for today’s A-level students?
It will take more than a few new apprenticeship schemes to deter school leavers from pursuing degrees that do not help their employment prospects.
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Covid Cohort: How do A-level students feel about results day 2021?
On A-level results day this year, nearly 45 per cent of entries were awarded A or A* grades. The New Statesman…
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How policing is being sewn into the fabric of British schools
A New Statesman Freedom of Information request has revealed that in 2020-21, 377 police officers were working full-time in London schools. What…
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