Here are my education wishes for 2023 – five things the government should do to improve the system for our children. And with Nick Gibb the minister responsible there is someone in place who can drive change. ONE Sort out the muddle on SATs gradings This will involve having the courage to restore the original…
Keir Starmer’s attack on private schools is not only unfair but hypocritical because his school went private while he was there – and he stayed on. He benefited from a private education. And there are others on Labour’s benches who sent their children to private schools but now want to deny that opportunity to others.…
If further evidence were required that the university system is not fit for purpose, then research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) makes it clear. It has found that one in five bar staff are graduates – up from three per cent 30 years ago. Nearly 20 per cent of waiters are…
When the King recently appeared on the popular TV show The Repair Shop – recorded when he was still the Prince of Wales – he lamented the lack of vocational education in schools. And I agree with him and have been banging this drum for years. I hope because it is Charles III saying it,…
A new study has ‘discovered’ that children’s academic progress suffered as a result of the policies introduced because of the pandemic. Also ‘discovered’ is that the Pope is Catholic, and the place where bears go to the toilet has been identified. It does not need a Covid Social Mobility and Opportunities Study to show how…