Bubble trouble: pupil Covid-19 school absences quadrupled in June
Some schools in England have closed entirely this month as rising numbers of children are sent home and fewer take regular…
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Bernardine Evaristo: British schools sideline writers of colour
How terribly sad that children of colour are unlikely to see people who look like them in the books they read…
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A row over “white privilege” and education turns the spotlight on the Equality Act
Familiarise yourself with that legislation – it looks set to be the arena of the culture wars in the coming years.
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The row over school spending shows the age of austerity isn’t over
It seems that Rishi Sunak’s instinct is always to cut, cut, cut – even when it’s children who will suffer.
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Gavin Willamson’s attack on Oxford students shows his warped priorities
Rather than haranguing students over the removal of a portrait of the Queen, Williamson should focus on the country’s education…
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Conservative MP Robert Halfon: “The government can’t say there’s no money for education”
The chair of the Education Select Committee discusses how to solve the schools crisis.
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How England’s school catch-up funding falls £13.6bn short
The government has provided just £310 per pupil in England, compared to £2,500 per pupil in the Netherlands and £1,600…
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The row over education spending is a dream opportunity for Labour, but will the party take it?
Keir Starmer has yet to explain how and why his party would spend more on schools than the Conservatives.
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