The London Oratory is just the latest faith school to use religion to exclude poor pupils
The Roman Catholic state school – which was attended by two of Tony Blair’s children and where Nick Clegg’s son…
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It’s no longer James Herriot in wellies: the harsh reality of becoming a modern vet
The demand for places at the UK’s seven existing vet schools vastly exceeds supply, and universities are expanding to take…
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If you want to go to university, you’re better off poor in London than rich anywhere else
Reports show that London schools are outperforming the rest of the country. And it’s not just London – the “city effect” is…
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£472,143: the value of a private education
Those who go to private school will earn an average of £472,143 more than state-educated pupils by the age of…
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The student fight for all university staff to be paid a living wage
I believe it’s important that students uphold the employment standards that we would want to see for ourselves.
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Naughty parents, supermarket schooling and Angelina Jolie’s campaigning
Peter Wilby’s First Thoughts column.
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The latest learning technology can raise standards of education for everyone
To get the best out of it, investment in learning technology needs to be results driven.
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Despite good intentions, grammar school selection was dysfunctional right from the start
The tragedy lay in the way the system was allowed to continue long past the point where its failings were…
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