
Are schools flouting the exclusion laws to protect their reputations?
Tales of pupils being ‘managed out’ of school are on the increase. Whether driven by fear of...
Tales of pupils being ‘managed out’ of school are on the increase. Whether driven by fear of...
Politicians have created a culture of self-interest among schools. Such a regime will have a long...
Despite welcome statements at Labour conference about empowering communities, no-one seems to want...
An analysis of the statistics surrounding free schools suggests the policy is failing, writes one...
...and, sadly, that cannot be said about the latest report from the Education Policy Institute...
What was the point of bringing in the new GCSE grading system? It can't have been about tougher...
Could the new political balance in Parliament signal an injection of common sense into education...
There seems to be a conflict between making it easier to set up new schools and insisting on the...
Thankfully, most politicians want to address the mental health crisis in children – but very few...
It’s probably true that the number of pupils in 'good' or 'outstanding' schools has rocketed, but...
As we approach the general election, at risk are the last vestiges of democratic accountability for...
Some of the statistically-driven stories we read about in education seem to come dangerously close...
There are growing calls for writing assessment in primary to be replaced with comparative judgement...
Fact-checking the former education secretary: Warwick Mansell puts Michael Gove’s statements under...
Here are four key arguments to put to those who deny that education is being privatised, says one...
Too many school leaders are winning plaudits for focusing on superficial measures of institutional...
The system of academy oversight needs serious reform, if not outright replacement, writes one...
We are driving children so hard that we are making them sick, and ministers and policy wonks don’t...
Nearly 600 church schools affected by plans put to heads and governors
Move that would see 600 schools controlled directly by the diocese criticised
Pupils `taught to the test' are without resilience needed for rigours of elite universities, warn...
`League tables have been just one element of a system of high-stakes accountability in England'
Groundbreaking study into frameworks shows little success elsewhere in the world
He says they have lost their role as school-leavers' exams
`GCSEs' gained now outshine actual GCSEs in English and maths
Continuing our series on qualifications, Warwick Mansell puts the 'harder than GCSE' renown of the...
Launching a special series on qualifications, Warwick Mansell examines the new brand of applied...
Making subject harder risks repeat of falling numbers seen in 2002, experts warn
Confusion over complex scoring system prompts exam board to act, but mistakes 'may be missed'