Technical Education – time for a change of thinking
On Monday, the Prime Minister announced a wide-ranging Government review of post-18 education. In her speech, Mrs May called for a parity of esteem between ‘academic and technical options’ to…
The coming school funding storm
Since 2010 and the introduction of austerity, government departments have faced some of the biggest cut to budgets in decades. Spending reviews, efficiency savings and a tight fisted Treasury have…
Toppling off the teacher workload tightrope
It’s common for those of us not in the profession to joke about the amount of holiday teachers receive. What’s not to like about a job that grants you six…
Is Nicky Morgan on borrowed time?
As the dust settles on election battlegrounds all around the United Kingdom, the Conservative Party emerge more than a little worse for wear. This is not because the Conservatives have…
The future independence of English education
Whenever Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, gives evidence to the Education Select Committee, it generates headlines. And yesterday’s session was no different. The main headline grabber…