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Parents, teachers and MPs attack Gove over axed buildings
Unions organise lobby of parliament as ministry struggles to explain error in list of cuts to school building projectsThe government faced mounting anger from parents and teachers around the country...
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It's time we showed teachers some respect | Michele Hanson
Put your average captain of industry in front of a class and he'd probably be done forI am so sick of teacher-bashing. This week there's been another burst. We apparently have 17,000 "incompetent"...
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Letters: The blight of youth unemployment
Another aspect of the worrying trend in youth unemployment is that there are thousands of young people who don't have the skills, confidence or qualifications to find their first job (Graduates warned...
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Letters: How to invest in universities
The idea that the funding of universities in England can be based on an Oxford-Stanford model is entirely misconceived (Universities face a funding crisis. To survive they must learn from the US, 8...
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In praise of … Joan Robinson | Editorial
Joan Robinson was a brilliant public intellectual – something rarely produced by contemporary British economicsSpeaking on Radio 4 yesterday, the economist Diane Coyle advanced one argument for why no...
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Steve Bell on David Cameron and the public services policy
David Cameron proposes to involve civic groups in running public servicesSteve Bell
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The schools that will have to make do
East Bridgwater headteacher describes a gloomy toilet block with 14 cubicles to serve all the school's 600 or so female pupilsTwo rusting metal boxes sit among the buildings of East Bridgwater...
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New universities could teach but not test for degrees
Business secretary outlines plans to save money in educational institutions by dividing teaching and examiningMoney-saving plans to separate teaching from examining in higher education are to be...
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Postgraduate study shouldn't just be for the rich
It is unjust and economically inefficient to deny bright but poor students access to postgraduate study by cutting fundingWhat should David Cameron's priorities for government be? Postgraduate...
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English language schools win court battle over tightening of visa rules
Judge rules former home secretary was wrong to introduce fresh restrictions against foreign students studying in BritainEnglish language schools have won their high court battle against tighter visa...
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Senior Liberal Democrat councillor rages at Clegg over schools
Warren Bradley of Liverpool council says he felt 'physically sick' when he heard city would not get money for school buildingsA senior Liberal Democrat councillor today criticised Nick Clegg, the...
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Buddhism in education | Ed Halliwell
Buddhist meditation is justified in schools by its practical benefits. But there's more to it than thatAs faith schooling from various traditions continues to grab headlines, the prospect of a...
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Lower-intermediate: Computers keep an eye on home test takers
Will your learners be able to cheat the home-exam technology?
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How school buildings cuts will affect Tory rebel's Somerset constituency
In today's Cutswatch, we visit Bridgwater in Somerset, where innovative schools projects, that would have allowed pupils with differing needs to share new facilities, have been scrappedWhat's happening...
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Innovation in tatters
It's not just about bricks and mortar - at Bridgwater in Somerset, pupils with differing needs will miss out on new educational opportunities
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World Cup education summit highlights drop in aid that is damaging Africa's...
• Jacob Zuma calls summit to highlight schooling crisis • Long-term effects on sub-Saharan Africa's economy likely• Western donors have provided less than a fifth of $11bn pledged to universal primary...
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Backbenchers line up to criticise Gove over school project list
Gavin Barwell becomes fourth Tory MP to publicly question education secretary's proposed cuts to school building projects• Datablog: get the full list of scrapped projects, by constituencyThe education...
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David Willetts unleashes dinosaurs, space and a giant sponge
In a speech at the Royal Institution today, science minister David Willetts revealed how the government plans to win over children and save British scienceSpace and dinosaurs. That's what the new...
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Genius isn't all about genes | Johnjoe McFadden
New research proves that the real beneficiaries of good teachers are those from poorer backgroundsAs the new government considers where the public service axe will fall, they would do well to remember...
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Ferguson to shake up history curriculum
Controversial academic – invited by the government to revitalise history's popularity in schools – shares his ideasHistory should be fun. More TV should be watched in the classroom, and children should...
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