The NUT commissioned a survey from YouGov about parents’ reaction to the government’s free schools policy. They claim that it shows there is no public support for free schools, and Christine Blower, the General Secretary of the NUT, appeared on the Today programme this morning to say just that. In fact, as Toby Young has [...]
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Dr Eamonn Butler has written this piece on the Adam Smith Institute website, which looks at proposals to change the system of schools, and asks, “What works in EducationReform?” He seems to like the Swedish system suggested by Michael Gove, but notes no selection is allowed, and asks why can’t the providers make a profit. He [...]
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The lasting guarantee of a decent education - We owe our national curriculum to Matthew Arnold. It would be folly to lose it, says David Conway in the Daily Telegraph (4-1-10) Conway, the author of ‘Liberal Education and the National Curriculum’, published by Civitas, says critics of the national curriculum seem curiously unaware that the [...]
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David Cameron: We need urgent action to improve our schools Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Monday, January 18 2010 Since the New Year, we have been setting out our argument for the election. We want to make this the year for change. We can’t go on like this, and we need change to get the [...]
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News stories published this week say that the party has begun drafting its first education bill ready for a rapid move by a new Conservative Government. It will include, it is alleged, plans to fast-track new academies, to lessen the restrictions of the national curriculum and to do away with national pay deals for teachers. A team [...]
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John Redwood MP has kindly allowed us to reproduce this piece which he published on his own website yesterday. As ever, he comes up with some views that are worthy of further thought and comment. “Let me upset all those of you who think the state should carry on delivering services badly so we can all [...]
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The official Education Special Interest Group of the Conservative Party
