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Ed Dorrell
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PFI shows how political whims can impact on schools for years
The forthcoming general election, and Tes’ investigation into costly PFI projects, focuses the mind on the power wielded by our elected representatives
21 April 2017
Education funding cuts could prove a key battleground in the general election - but how will the Conservatives respond?
Expect Theresa May to repeatedly hammer home her message about grammar schools, but it will be more interesting to see how the Tories react when their opponents stick the knife in over funding cuts, writes Tes’ head of content
18 April 2017
We wait on Downing Street’s whim: which parts of the schools’ Green Paper will be left on the cutting-room floor?
The education sector holds its breath for the schools’ White Paper as profound policy decisions are made behind closed doors
12 April 2017
Trusting teacher intuition: how about that for a revolution?
7 April 2017
‘Up and down the country, heads are trying to decide what to make of the new-look primary assessment plans’
Tell the government what you think of its proposals for primary assessment by taking part our survey
5 April 2017
‘The new national funding formula has become a figleaf for austerity-driven cuts’
If minister decide to abandon their plans for a new formula, they will lose a useful distraction from the cuts being experienced by schools
2 April 2017