The Tories have sucked the joy from the education system. Here are three ways Labour can bring it back
Polly Toynbee
Other lives
Bernard Godding obituary
January 2024
Let’s rekindle the spirit of 1924: lifelong learning for all
Letters: John Holford reflects on the funding for adult education enabled by the first Labour government a century ago, and hopes for something similar today. Plus letters from Ian Barge,Jennifer Basannavar and Jenny Braithwaite
November 2023
Ofsted has failed us for 30 years. Can it be fixed?
Letters: Bernard Clarke tries to imagine a better education system, while Rosalind Harrison reveals how Ofsted impacts apprenticeship providers. Plus letters from Dan Willis and Simon Clements
October 2023
Sunak’s plan to ditch A-levels is out of touch with reality, says union
Head of National Education Union says new qualification would need 5,300 additional teachers in England
September 2023
Other lives
Dame Patricia Morgan-Webb obituary
Other lives: A dynamic force within the further education sector in England and the first college principal to receive a damehood for services to FE
August 2023
Other lives
Tricia Tyler obituary
Other lives: Editor of Nursing Times and lecturer in journalism
Brit school plan for northern England gets go-ahead
Specialist creative college on model of Croydon institution that nurtured Adele and Amy Winehouse to be sited in Bradford
Art out, business in and boys closing the gap: what’s changed in this year’s A-levels
A-level results reflect inequalities across England after challenging years
A-level students in England may miss out as stricter grading returns
July 2023
Vocational T-levels offer England’s students poor value, Ofsted says
Report criticises ‘range of shortcomings’ in qualifications intended to be equivalent to A-levels
Greater Manchester is revolutionising technical education – whether London likes it or not
Andy Burnham
Government disdain for our region’s new baccalaureate proves that it knows little about what our young people need, says Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham
Further education students in England hit by ‘extreme poverty’, report finds
Decade of cumulative funding cuts means colleges lack resources to meet students’ needs, says report
June 2023
Britain behaving badly
‘There’s spitting, foul language’: the reality of working in a college in badly behaved Britain
The pandemic shrank the world for many students. Now, anything unfamiliar prompts either anxiety or aggression
May 2023
The Guardian view on technical education: Manchester can blaze a trail
Tory youth training policy is a right royal mess
Phillip Inman
February 2023
Students should be told of university course job prospects, says commission
Social Mobility Commission says students should be informed of ‘earnings implications’ of course choices
January 2023
UK business groups call for more foreign-language teaching in colleges
Former education ministers attack plan to reduce vocational qualifications
