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John Edward
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Independent schools are helping close Stem skills gap
Independent schools are driving Stem education forward even while overall uptake of the subjects is in decline, says John Edward
11 October 2019
Would Labour’s private school plans work in Scotland?
Scotland shows how the independent schools sector can change without being ‘pulled up by the roots’, says John Edward
24 September 2019
‘You can’t blame independent schools for Brexit’
Adding Brexit to independent schools’ charge sheet is comfortably the daftest stereotype yet, says John Edward
29 August 2019
Rates reform ‘restricts’ work of independent schools
​​​​​​​Independent schools benefit many children who do not even go to them, argues John Edward
3 June 2019
Independent schools at ‘competitive disadvantage’
Rates reform in Scotland singles out independent schools, says the body representing the sector
28 March 2019
‘Decrying the independent sector doesn’t help any child’
Wishing ill on the independent sector is offensive and will not help pupils in the state sector, says John Edward
2 March 2019