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Ed Dorrell
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‘We now know the key stage 2 writing assessment is utterly flawed. Where’s the national outrage?’
Last week, a TES investigation revealed there is a profound structural problem in KS2 Sats. It should be a national scandal
24 May 2017
‘An emphatic commitment to reverse academisation is absent in the Labour manifesto. Why?’
For years, the hard left and trade unions – including Jeremy Corbyn – have railed against academisation as ‘privatisation’ – and yet reversing the process isn’t explicitly spelt out in today’s Labour manifesto
16 May 2017
What’s the endgame for the government’s plans for grammar schools? I’ve got a little idea
Would the country’s big public schools be prepared to do a deal with government that sees them support or sponsor new grammar schools?
12 May 2017
Justine Greening, Angela Rayner and John Pugh to take part in Tes general election hustings
The three politicians will go head-to-head over the key general election battlegrounds of funding cuts, grammar schools, assessment and other education friction points
9 May 2017
Conservative manifesto: Are the Tories about to magic up some extra funding for schools?
Rumours around Westminster suggest that the Conservative Party is about to find some extra money for education
8 May 2017
Who will Theresa May appoint as education secretary if she wins in June - and what would it mean for schools?
If the polls are to be believed, Theresa May is set to return to Downing Street in the early hours of June 9. If she wins, will the education secretary be part of a cabinet reshuffle?
27 April 2017