Articles in the News

Articles in the News


Conservative Home: Stephen Curran: Labour’s plans for education only add up to bad news for children (16 September 2024).

Link: Conservative Home Article

PDF: Labour’s plans for education only add up to bad news for children.


Back To School Magazine: There is prejudice in education, but not where you think… (1 July 2021).

Link: The Back to School Magazine Article

PDF of first section: There is prejudice in education, but not where you think…


Telegraph: The Pandemic is a Good Opportunity to Scrap my GCSE Revolution (24 April 2021).

Link: The Telegraph article

PDF: Lord Baker / The pandemic is a good opportunity to scrap my GCSE revolution

Read: my blog response to the article


Sputnik International: Education Expert on New UK Grading System: ‘Making Teacher Focal Point of Decision is Wrong’ (25 February 2021).

Link: The Sputnik International article

PDF: Education Expert on the New UK Grading System.


The Spectator: The SNP’s education ‘stitch-up’ (16 February 2021).

Link: Spectator article

PDF: The SNP’s education ‘stitch-up’

Read: my blog response to the article


Telegraph: Poor pupils lose out as number of male teachers falls to a new low (19 October 2020).

Link: Telegraph article

PDF: Pupils lose out as number of male teachers falls to new low.

Print Article: Poor pupils lose out as number of male teachers falls to new low.


WIRED: Results day is a diversity disaster. Here’s all the proof you need (13 August 2020).

Link: WIRED article

PDF: Results day is a diversity disaster. Here’s all the proof you need.


Kent Online: Coronavirus in Kent: Parents, head teachers and experts respond to government plans to reopen schools (18 May 2020).

Link: Kent Online article (note: Steve has been misrepresented as currently living in Kent. He grew up in Kent, but now lives in Middlesex)

PDF: Coronavirus in Kent Parents, head teachers and experts respond to government plans to reopen school.


Telegraph: Will Homeschooling Spell Disaster for a Generation? Dr Curran, along with other educational experts, highlights the impact of homeschooling and the challenges it poses for children, parents, teachers and schools (25 April 2020).

Link: Telegraph article (note: Steve has been misgendered within the quote from him)

PDF: Will homeschooling spell disaster for a generation?


Mirror: Experts share what they think the world will look like once lockdown is lifted (5 April 2020).

Link: Mirror article

PDF: Coronavirus Experts share what they think the world will look like once lockdown is lifted


Daily Express: has showcased the live interview with Gordon Brewer from BBC Scotland showcased the interview with Gordon Brewer from BBC Scotland citing statements made within the interview (2 March 2020).

Link: Daily Express article

PDF: Nicola Sturgeon accused of hiding from failing education system


Tes: Scotland’s recent education record should be ‘a wake-up call’ to advocates of progressive education (Wednesday 12th February 2020).

Link: TES article

PDF: The danger of progressive education in Scotland


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Deep South Media: AE Tuition has opened a second tuition centre in Langley, Slough. It was officially opened by the town’s Mayor Cllr Arvind Dhaliwal. (Monday 7th November 2016).

Link: Deep South Media

PDF: New Tuition Centre opens


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My London:  Keep children’s minds active during holidays, warns education expert in Get West London (Summer 2015)

Link: My London

PDF: Keep children’s minds active during holidays, warns education expert


Steve 8 IdentMy London: Education expert calls for extra support for children who fail SATs in Get West London (1 May 2015)

Author of ‘How to’ maths and English workbooks Stephen Curran has called for extra support for children who fail their SATs …

Link: My London

PDF: Education expert calls for extra support for children who fail SATs – MyLondon


Steve 7 IdentMy London: ‘How-to’ maths books launched to aid ‘war on innumeracy’ in Get West London (17 February 2015)

Steve responds to a statement by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan’s declaration of a ‘war on innumeracy’ in primary schools.

Link: My London

PDF: How-to maths books launched to aid war on innumeracy


 Primary Times Kent North & West, Kent East and South West London (Back to School Edition 2014)
 From Working Class to Top of the Class (Spring 2015)
 Battle Aids for the ‘war on innumeracy’ in Primary Times Northern Ireland and East Kent (Spring 2015)
 Primary Times in East Kent, North & West Kent, Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes (May 2015)
 Revising Tips in Families First (Summer 2015)
 Primary Times Back to School issue South-East London (Sept 2015)