Labour’s war on private schools is already beginning to backfire and disadvantage all students – rich and poor. Putting ideology above pragmatism is madness and proves that this government does not care about our children’s education. Its hatred of the ‘rich’ has led to it making private school fees taxable at the standard rate of…
In 1982 the A Level pass rate was 68.2 per cent. By 2001 it was 89.9 per cent. This year it is just shy of 100 per cent. Amazing isn’t it how much cleverer students are today? Or is it due to the sheer brilliance of teachers? Of course, neither is true, it is down…
Here we go again. A new government has vowed to shake up what is taught in schools. A feminist professor, Becky Francis, has been appointed to ‘breathe new life’ into an ‘outdated’ curriculum and a new education secretary wants to stamp her mark on the system. It is worth noting here that England has been…
Amidst all the commentary about the Chancellor’s Budget, one point he made has largely been ignored. Jeremy Hunt made reference to the improving educational standards in England by pointing out how the country has risen up the Pisa rankings. These put England in 14th place out of 81 countries – and show how its curriculum…
Reports about the goings on in Oasis Academy school in Sheerness, Kent have recently drawn the attention of the press for all the wrong reasons. Apparently, teachers have been subjected to racial slurs, threats of sexual violence and even death threats. Staff have been physically assaulted and have had to avoid chairs being thrown at…