Ofsted needs more than a new report card if it is to regain trust
Ofsted’s new school report card worse than old system, say headteachers
January 2025
The Guardian view on teachers’ pay: colleges don’t deserve second-class status
Editorial: College staff deserve a pay rise along with their peers. Widening the gap with schools would be a serious mistake
December 2024
Reforms announced to vocational T-levels in England after slow uptake
Changes include allowing students to complete placements remotely and do ‘simulated activities’ in the classroom
November 2024
Staff at sixth-form colleges in England to strike on Thursday
UK universities are in crisis – and Labour has taken the first step towards saving them
Philip Augar
October 2024
David Shrigley urges schools to prioritise arts – with aid of giant mantis
Artist installs new work at his former college in Oadby, as number of arts students in England plummets
UK loses out on £19bn in annual GDP growth due to lack of social mobility
Co-op/Demos report details how people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are far less likely to earn good incomes
Private London college taught students by showing videos, investigation reveals
Business students at £9,250-a-year Regent College London raised series of complaints with Office for Students
September 2024
A college that offers teenage refugees a comprehensive education
Aim for 70% tertiary education takeup by 2040, say UK university chiefs
FE lecturers play a vital role – yet they are underpaid and undervalued
The threat to BTec courses in England is the educational scandal no one’s talking about
Susanna Rustin
August 2024
‘Unbelievably proud’: Luton pupils celebrate A-level and BTec results
The Guardian view on post-16 qualifications: the switch to T-levels has been botched
July 2024
Gordon Brown calls on ministers not to scrap T-level qualification
Conservatives had announced end of vocational qualification introduced in 2020, while Labour plans to review it
June 2024
Working-class kids are being denied a second chance at education
Letters: Yvonne Williams on adult education that is now virtually nonexistent, and Geoff Reid on the non-financial value of a degree
April 2024
Let’s end the annual torture of GCSE resits – and give students qualifications they’ll actually use
Polly Toynbee
Compulsory maths and English retakes speak of a system that ignores pupils’ real talents. But hope is on the horizon, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
March 2024
The Guardian view on young people’s mental health: this decline must be reversed
