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Education policy

November 2024

  • Ofsted good provider sign at Thomas Clarkson academy in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

    Schools in England could be judged on scale of colours in Ofsted proposals

    Inspectorate aims to replace single headline grade such as outstanding with assessment of 10 key areas
  • Teacher helping a girl learn violin in primary school

    A shift in focus from exams to wellbeing is welcome. Now we need the details

    Letters: Bridget Phillipson’s call for a culture change in schools is long overdue, say readers

    • UK universities are in crisis – and Labour has taken the first step towards saving them

      Philip Augar

    • England’s universities flex their muscles to hike fees, while students get a bum deal

      Sonia Sodha

    • English universities could miss out on millions from tuition fee increase

October 2024

  • taped off section inside a school which has been affected with sub standard reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac)

    Extra billions for schools in England will be quickly swallowed up, say experts

  • Sonia Sodha

    What sort of society rations support for children with special learning needs?

    Sonia Sodha
  • Brighton College in Brighton, East Sussex.

    No rise in private school closures in England since Labour’s VAT proposal, data shows

  • School pupils walk outside

    Special educational needs bill in England hits record £10bn a year

  • Ministers pause plans to open 44 new state schools in England

  • Labour gave us Sure Start to tackle child poverty. Now it should hike tax to keep it

    Polly Toynbee

  • Teachers regularly helping pupils in distress in attempt to fill NHS funding gap

  • Philosophy could help pupils discuss hard topics such as Gaza war, says NEU

  • The Observer view on early years education: Labour must find the money to address the attainment gap

September 2024

  • Keir Starmer, right, as a youth holding a flute

    How Keir Starmer, former flautist, was shaped by ‘many opportunities’ of music

  • Two toddlers standing front of shot with several adults behind including Phillipson/Starmer

    Labour pledges 300 new state nurseries in England within 12 months

  • Carla Denyer speaks behind a podium next to Nigel Farage

    If Eton can do it … Public speaking advice from state-educated experts

  • A teacher standing at a whiteboard as several pupils observe a lesson and raise their hands

    Curriculum restrictions in US public schools hurt teachers and students alike

    Stacey Abrams and Randi Weingarten

  • Create ‘universal library card’ to democratise the arts, says UK thinktank

  • UK universities call for higher fees and more funding in face of budget deficits

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