December 2023
Top BBC jobs are still filled with staff who went to private school despite complaints from working class viewers who think the broadcaster is out of touch – 29 December, The Mail
Use Private School Tax Breaks Cash to Cut Mental Health Waiting Lists and School Absences, says Labour – 19 December, fenews.co.uk
Why all-boys schools like Eton are no place for a future king – 19 December, inews
Rishi and Keir launch festive charm offensives – 19 December, The Spectator
They all went to Marlborough — will Prince George? – 19 December, The Times
I’d never send my kids to single sex schools. Why would I? Look what they did to my husband… – 18 December, The Independent
‘Dog’s breakfast’ philanthropy laws contributing to private school over-funding, report says – 16 December, The Guardian
Eton and Wellington among schools calling for better mental health support for pupils – 13 December, The Telegraph
I took my kids out of private school – it was the best thing I ever did – 13 December, inews
The Importance of Vocational Subjects in Private Schools – 13 December, Independent School Parent
Four Hackney schools to close due to ‘significant decline in number of school-aged children’ – 12 December, The Standard
Brexit successes mean that talk of rejoining the EU is nonsense, says John Longworth – 12 December, The Express
How boys at Rishi Sunak’s old school are taught basic life skills – 10 December, The Times
Labour’s attack on private education will hurt state school parents too – 6 December, The Telegraph
Quarter of private schools have now pulled staff from gold-plated pension scheme – 5 December, inews
Private schools more likely to win exam grade appeals – 5 December, TES
A third of independent school parents are struggling with costs, research shows – 5 December, The Mail
UK’s best schools in 2023 revealed – see if your kid’s school is on the full list – 2 December, The Mirror
London state secondary school beats top private schools to be named among best in the country – 1 December, The Standard
November 2023
To mark Partnerships Week, one leader involved in a successful state-private school collaboration shares advice about developing a sustainable partnership – 29 November, TES
Private schools crisis as grandparents forced to step in to help their families pay fees – 29 November, Express
Single-sex schools rush to go co-ed in fight for survival – 27 November, The Times
Olivia Colman: It’s harder to convince private schools to run domestic abuse lessons. – 26 November, inews
The Crown damages private schools with its ‘frustrating stereotyping’, says education chief – 25 November, The Telegraph
Labour plans could see steep rise in private school fees – 25 November, BBC
Five ways to shield your money from a Labour government – 23 November, The Telegraph
Teachers to do ‘work experience’ to help pupils with career advice – 22nd November, The Telegraph
Sophie Pender: The City lawyer smashing the old boys’ network – 21 November, The Telegraph
Private schools are at the vanguard of wokeness – 21 November, Spiked-online
How to afford private school fees – 21 November, The Times
Labour’s private school tax plans may damage equality progress – education chief – 20 November, Independent
Counting the costs of Labour’s private school VAT plans – 17 November, TaxPayersAlliance
‘Parental bond helps children’s mental health in later life’ – 16 November, The Mirror
‘400 years’ to rebuild all schools with current funding – 16 November, TES
England has a language learning deficit and it’s exposing a social divide in education – 15 November, British Council-Voices Magazine
Letter of the week: Diverse education – 15 November, New Statesman
Two-thirds of Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet went to private school as David Cameron returns – 14 November, The Mirror
British pitted against foreign students for university places, vice-chancellor warns – 14 November, The Telegraph
Pupils should celebrate working-class culture, school experts say – 13 November, The Times
How to save £100,000 and beat the Oxbridge clampdown on private schools – 12 November, The Telegraph
Why are our Blues teams so private school-dominated? – 11 November, Varsity
Sweden’s schools minister declares free school ‘system failure’ – 10 November, The Guardian
‘She earns more now – but I’ll be richer in the long-term’ – 7 November, The Telegraph
Why panicked private-school parents are fighting each other for a place at the local comp – 6 November, The Telegraph
Families downsizing to prepare for Labour’s private school tax raid – 5 November, The Telegraph
Private all girls’ school is first to provide menopause classes – 4 November, The Telegraph
One in four people say Labour’s private schools tax raid is being introduced out of jealousy – 3 November, Independent
Labour private schools tax raid born of jealousy, one in four voters say – 2 November, The Telegraph
October 2023
IAN HERBERT: My heart sinks at state-school cricket dying… not England’s World Cup farce – 31 October, Daily Mail
In defence of independent schools – 27 October, The Critic
Former inspector says Ofsted statement that most England state schools are good is ‘nonsense’ – 24 October, The Guardian
Private schools face a double VAT raid under new Labour plans that would stop them reclaiming tax on receipts – 24 October, Daily Mail
‘I’m a headmaster in a deprived area – Labour will price out our poorest pupils’ – 24 October, The Telegraph
A Very Private School: Princess Diana’s brother set to publish a memoir of his chilling boarding school days – 18 October, The Tatler
Letters: How does the BBC decide when a terror attack has taken place? – 18 October, The Telegraph
Keir Starmer could be forced to give millions back to private schools under VAT ‘loophole’ – 17 October, The Independent
Private schools prepare for wave of mergers after Starmer confirms VAT raid – 15 October, The Telegraph
Education unions warn Labour’s planned private school tax raid could cost teachers’ jobs – 15 October, Daily Mail
Private schools group is ‘arrogant’, says Bridget Phillipson – 11 October, The Telegraph
Private school heads shunned by Labour MPs at party conference – 10 October, The Telegraph
Finland has no private schools – and its pupils perform better than British children – 7 October, inews
Inquiry ordered over England schools funding blunder – 6 October, The BBC
Tories insist private schools need tax breaks – but take it from an expert, they’re raking it in – 6 October, The Guardian
Is charging VAT on private schools a vote loser? – 3 October, The Critic
Pitting private and state schools against each other might help Labour – but hurts our pupils – 3 October, iNews
Rationing paper and classes of 90 kids: private schools have no idea how hard we have it – 3 October, iNews
September 2023
Small private schools fear closure under Labour’s VAT plan – 29 September, The Times
Has Labour U-turned on its private schools policy – and does it matter? – 28 September, LabourList
Labour U-turns on plans to end private schools’ charitable status but will still impose 20% VAT charge – 27 September, inews
Starmer’s private school tax is a terrible, vote-losing idea – 26 September, The Spectator
Labour to add VAT to private school fees immediately if it wins power – 26 September, Independent
Labour will add 20% VAT to private school fees within first year of winning power – 26 September, inews
France’s schools are in crisis – and it has nothing to do with pupils’ dress – 20 September, The Guardian
What state and private schools can learn from each other – 19 September, TES
British families who want the best for their kids will be crushed by this Labour Party – 19 September, Express
Now it’s clear: hard work doesn’t make you rich. Surely that’s the death knell for the myth of social mobility – 19 September, The Guardian
Inside Bedales, the private school that’s ditching GCSEs – 18 September, The Times
Labour’s private schools tax raid ‘will make education more elitist’ – 16 September, The Telegraph
Starmer’s doublethink on private schools – 15 September, CAPX
Private schools, what are they good for? – 15 September, The Times
Private schools wanting to opt out of GCSEs ‘unable to produce the results’ – 14 September, The Guardian
More private schools could ditch GCSEs after London school announces own qualification – 13 September, Evening Standard
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: Westminster’s back-to-school omnishambles – 13 September, The New European
More private schools could ditch GCSEs after London school announces own qualification – 13 September, Evening Standard
As UK schools crumble, a look inside the college Rishi Sunak donated $3 million to – 10 September, The Independent
‘Crumbling concrete is result of Britain’s arrogant disregard for state-educated kids’ – 8 September, The Mirror
UK social mobility at its worst in over 50 years, report finds – 7 September, The Guardian
Rishi Sunak defends record over crumbling concrete in England’s schools – 6 September, Financial Times
‘Concrete chaos is just the latest education failure that proves the Tories hate our kids’ – 5 September, The Mirror
Private school fees are rising — meet the parents scrimping to pay them – 3 September, The Times
The hidden private school fees – 31 August, The Spectator
The Eton sixth form scheme misunderstands poverty – 30 August, New Statesman
August 2023
Can private schools survive Labour’s tax grab? – 31 August, The Spectator
A-level results at third of private schools dropped below pre-pandemic levels this year – 30 August, The Telegraph
Private-state school partnerships are ‘superficial’, study says – 26 August, The Times
Priced out of private schools, the middle class has found a new obsession – 26 August, The Telegraph
For me, the legacy of being sent to boarding school at 11 was bulimia, divorce and struggling to be a good parent. So what does my mum have to say now? – 24 August, The Daily Mail
Private schools and grammars see sharpest drop in top GCSE grades – 24 August, The Telegraph
GCSE results day 2023: Appeals surge expected as pupils and parents fight post-pandemic grading clampdown – 23 August, inews
Eton: Free sixth-form colleges plans approved by government – 22 August, BBC
Eton to open state sixth-forms for young people from deprived areas – 22 August, The Telegraph
‘Our girls play on Premier League pitches’: How private-state school divide drives football inequality – 21 August, inews
State school voices: ‘My A-levels were awful. I feel like I’ve been robbed’ – 20 August, The Guardian
Equality depends on education. England’s class of 2023 have suffered a grave injustice over A-level results – 20 August, The Guardian
Labour tells Tories to ‘stop toadying up’ to posh schools as public-state gap widens – 19 August, The Mirror
Private school students in England twice as likely to earn top A-level grades as state pupils – 18 August, The Observer
Results day always reveals a class-divided nation – August, Morning Star
A-level results 2023: Gap between most and least deprived exposes the ‘unequal impact’ of Covid – 17 August, inews
‘Growing disparity’ between most and least advantaged A-level students – 17 August, The Independent
A-level results reflect inequalities across England after challenging years – 17 August, The Guardian
Robinson urges RFU to increase efforts to promote rugby in deprived areas – 17 August, The Guardian
Britain’s oldest school which charges £14,830 per term appoints its first female headteacher – after 1,425 years of men holding the position – 13 August, The Daily Mail
Millennials don’t all suffer alike. What really divides them is privilege – 13 August, The Observer
Eton’s headmaster ‘Trendy Hendy’ denies the school is teaching an ‘ideological framework’ to pupils after he is accused of launching an ‘aggressively woke’ cultural revolution – 10 August, The Daily Mail
UK spends £13m on private schooling for diplomats’ children – 10 August, The Guardian
Private school fees could cost £826,000 per child under Labour – 8 August, The Telegraph
The drive to stop school exclusions is why my relatives go private – 6 August, The Times
‘We’re 28 and earn £200k – how can we afford private school and retire early?’ – 7 August, The Telegraph
Ministers condemned for defending private school fee and holiday cost comparison – 2 August, Perspective Magazine
July 2023
Is Bridget Phillipson Labour’s rising star? – 28 July, The Times
Sharp rise in parents taking out LOANS to pay children’s private school fees – 27 July, This is MONEY
Families using private school fee tax avoidance schemes face fines in crackdown – 25 July, The Telegraph
The government should expand access to independent schools for children in care – 25 July,
Should private schools be abolished? – 20 July, The Times
How Eton built reserves of £562m – while parents battle soaring fees – 18 July, The Telegraph
Do ‘many’ private schools cost the same as a family holiday? – 18 July, The BBC
‘What Planet Are They On?’: Tory Minister Slammed Over Private School Fees Claim – 17 July, The Huffington Post
Private tutors go mainstream as parents seek post-pandemic help – 17 July, The Times
The charitable status of private schools must end – it’s rigging the game for the rich – 15 July, The New European
Labour’s ‘monstrous’ private school plan threatens Armed Forces children, says Sir Iain Duncan Smith – 15 July, The Telegraph
Bridget Phillipson interview: Tax breaks for private schools can’t be justified – 14 July, The Telegraph
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner calls private schools a ‘waste of money’ and says students can do ‘just as well’ at their local comprehensive – 14 July, Daily Mail
Dining across the divide: ‘He supports removing the charitable status of private schools – but I think it needs a more nuanced view’ – 13 July, The Guardian
Stark gap between private and state school pupils getting into top universities widens – 13 July, The Telegraph
Thursday briefing: Can ending tax breaks for private schools smash the ‘class ceiling’? – 13 July, The Guardian
Everyone wins if we stop pretending private schools are charities – 12 July, The Standard
Private schools are unfair but at least they are pointed towards learning, says top headteacher – 11 July, The Telegraph
Ending private school tax breaks would raise £1.5bn for state sector, thinktank says – 11 July, The Guardian
Yvette Cooper MP: Our next generation deserve better – 10 July, Wakefield Express
Public doesn’t back Labour’s tax raid on private schools, poll suggests – 8 July, The Telegraph
‘We’ll send our daughter to private school in Spain if Labour drive up fees’ – 7 July, The Telegraph
The super tutor craze causing burn-out in four-year-olds – 7 July, The Telegraph
Sir Keir Starmer hopes to bring state schools up to private standards in first term – 6 July, Sky News
Keir Starmer doubles down on bid to tax private school fees to fund speaking skills in schools – 6 July, Daily Mail
Will private school fees rise under Labour? Use our tool to find out – 6 July, The Telegraph
Politics latest news: Starmer backs criticism of Sadiq Khan’s Ulez expansion – 6 July, The Telegraph
Sir Keir Starmer wants speaking lessons for all pupils – 5 July, The Times
‘Labour’s private school tax plans don’t add up’ – 4 July, The TES
Choosing a school would get harder for busy parents after reforms planned by Labour, claims ex-Ofsted director – 3 July, inews
Labour plan to give teachers £2,400 to stop them quitting – 2 July, BBC
June 2023
The bank of granny and grandad keeps children in private schools – 30 June, The Times
Estimated 700,000 pupils in unsafe or ageing schools in England, says watchdog – 29 June, BBC
Labour should use private school tax to fix crumbling schools – 28 June, TES
Lord’s to keep hosting Eton vs Harrow despite report’s recommendation to ditch ‘elitist’ match – 27 June, inews
Classical music ‘becoming preserve of private schools’ – 26 June, The Times
What soaring fees did to the middle class dream of private education – 26 June, The Telegraph
Private schools are on the offensive because Labour looms – and their privileges are under threat – 21 June, The Guardian
How to unlock the power of state-private school partnerships – 21 June, TES
Scrap written GCSE and A-level for oral exams says private school – 19 June The Times
Dogfight over legacy of Douglas Bader – 17 June, The Times
Children must make robots ‘benevolent servants’ says headteacher hiring first head of AI – 17 June, The Telegraph
Private school officials called Labour’s Bridget Phillipson ‘chippy’ in emails – 15 June, The Guardian
Teachers at Coventry private schools strike in row over pay – 14 June, BBC
Private schools obsessed with social justice says Katharine Birbalsingh – 13 June, The Times
Catholic boarding school saved after £1.2 million raised in 48 hours – 12 June, The Times
Eton to become ‘charity for advancement of education’ – 10 June, The Telegraph
Standards at £54k-a-year independent school in Birmingham ‘still not met’, Ofsted says – 9 June, Birmingham Mail
State school pupils at a disadvantage from tougher exams – 8 June, The Guardian
Bridget Phillipson speaks at Times Education Summit – 8 June, FE News
How Crispin Odey evaded sexual assault allegations for decades – 8 June, FT
Britain is paying for Eton’s mess – 7 June, The New European
Mixing with better educated families improves life chances of lower income children – 7 June, IFS
MPs call for action on pandemic-widened gap between England’s poor and rich pupils – 7 June, The Guardian
‘Widening education gap exposed by Covid lockdown is a time bomb waiting to detonate’ – 7 June, The Mirror
Adding VAT to private school fees could raise ‘very little’ new revenue – report – 7 June, Independent
Out-of-touch Rishi Sunak gives $3million to US college as UK schools can’t afford basics – 3 June, The Mirror
May 2023
Pupils who used food banks in pandemic fared worse at GCSEs, study finds. – 25 May, The Guardian
Let’s make the old school tie a thing of the past – 25 May, The Times
Spare a thought for Britain’s new persecuted minority: the privately educated – 23 May, The Guardian
Revealed: How prestigious UK private schools are making millions from opening up academies in China – with pupils taught to march with guns and ‘protect the motherland’ – 21 May, Daily Mail
Ellesmere College failures over online nude images – report – 19 May, BBC News
UK private school fees up 6% in biggest rise since financial crash – 19 May, The Times
An exodus of inner city parents is closing schools – and threatens to derail house prices – 18 May, The Telegraph
The new Oxbridge trick – go private then switch to state – 18 May, The Times
The parents who fear Labour’s private school plan will mean they have to move their children to state – 18 May, inews
How to get an elite education for your children without spending a fortune – 16 May, The Telegraph
Private school pupils more likely to get into Cambridge if they move to state sixth form – 16 May, The Telegraph
Tory parents should pull children out of ‘woke’ schools, says headmistress – 15 May, The Independent
Why Sir Keir Starmer’s war on wealth will trash what’s left of the British economy – 14 May, The Telegraph
Sending child to state secondary school costs UK families £39 a week, study says – 11 May, The Guardian
Mum livid as £20k-a-year private school turn down son with suspected autism – 10 May, Birmingham Mail
Sir Keir Starmer says he is ‘relaxed’ about people being rich in echo of Peter Mandelson – 9 May, The Telegraph
Debate hears calls to end tax help to private schools – 5 May, Camden New Journal
Private school teachers vote to strike over ‘fire and rehire’ – 4 May, TES
Private schools told ‘less virtue signalling, more keeping fees down’ – 4 May, The Telegraph
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: We need to broaden the political gene pool – 2 May, The New European
Welcome to the £1m private school bill – 30 April, The Times
April 2023
Parents of private school pupils switching to state education over 19 per cent fee increase – 25 April, The Telegraph
How to send your children to private school (without breaking the bank) – 20 April, The Telegraph
Labour says ‘bold’ mental health plans are ‘deliverable’ as thousands struggle to get help – 19 April, Liverpool Echo
MP Chris Chope says private schools ‘save taxpayers’ cash’ – 18 April, Bournemouth Echo
Labour’s private school tax hike plans will rob black children like mine of a good education – 17 April, inews
Who are private schools really for in modern Britain? – 16 April, The Sunday Times
‘I’m fed up of private school parents being demonised – we’re not all wealthy snobs’ – 14 April, The Mirror
Disappearing schools, families forced out – and we call this progress – 13 April, The Guardian
Help out on tax burden, says Yousaf’s old school – 11 April, The Times
Going to private school makes you twice as likely to vote Tory, study finds – 8 April, The Guardian
Does Labour’s tax plan for private schools add up? – 7 April, The Times
We chose America after Oxbridge rejected us – now we’re staying – 2 April. The Times
March 2023
How Humza Yousaf’s heritage and private school made a first minister – 31 March, The Times
Too few want to admit that boys and girls are different – 29 March, The Telegraph
Teaching state school kids to love cricket is hard. I know. I’ve tried – 28 March, The Guardian
We Must Ban Private Schools. Ash Sarkar Meets Richard Beard. – 26 March, Novara Media
I saw how damaging it is for government to be stuffed with private school alumni – 25 March, Centre Think Tank
Surrey parents will face scramble for state school places if Labour adds VAT to school fees – 25 March, The Telegraph
4 boarding schools showcasing the real value of a British education – 24 March, Study International
Private and state schools ‘should share new teachers’ – 23 March, TES
Rishi Sunak releases tax return details showing income while chancellor and prime minister – 23 March, Sky News
Winchester, Charterhouse and Harrow take teaching online to attract foreign pupils – 17 March, The Times
UK schools visit Saudi to establish satellites – 16 March, The Pie News
The Tories keep bottling their push for more grammar schools. Is it because they know they don’t work? – 16 March, The Guardian
MCC is an unfair target for culture warriors like Stephen Fry – 16 March, The Telegraph
MCC back down after revolt about Eton v Harrow at Lord’s – 15 March, The Telegraph
UK private schools rush to expand overseas as profits soar – 12 March, The Guardian
Edinburgh student says people mock his accent as he’s not from a ‘posh school’ – 12 March, Edinburgh Live
How UK private schools’ overseas satellites can bring in large sums – 12 March, The Guardian
Ellis Genge: From ‘mad dog’ to leader of the pack – 9 March, The Times
Rachel and Ellie Reeves: “We were constantly underestimated as state-school girls” – 8 March, New Statesman
Oxford private schools ‘a major cause of congestion’ – 8 March, Oxford Mail
King Charles to choose new leader of Eton College – 8 March, The Independent
One in 10 private school students classed as disadvantaged by Edinburgh University – 7 March, The Tab
International schools shift to new markets after China boom stalls – 5 March, FT
SNP leadership candidate Humza Yousaf has ‘concerns’ about tax perks for private schools – 4 March, Daily Record
Bank of England blocks private-school pupils from educational presentations – 4 March, The Telegraph
How Labour can win: Bridget Phillipson on childcare, Brexit and faith – 4 March, The Spectator
‘Absurd’: private school pupils classed as ‘deprived’ in diversity drive at Scottish university – 1 March, The Telegraph
February 2023
Britain can have more affordable private schools – 27th February, The Times
Humza Yousaf and Anas Sarwar’s debt to private schools – 25th February, The Spectator
Middle-class families ‘priced out of private schools’ for their children as fees ‘go up and up’ – 24 February, The Telegraph
SNP leadership hopeful defends private school decision by saying she is a ‘mother first’ – 24 February, The Daily Record
Class and the City of London: my decade of research shows why elitism is endemic and top firms don’t really care – 23 February, The Conversation
Alastair Campbell’s Diary: The Groucho Marx approach to levelling up – 22 February, The New European
Taxpayers spent £10.5m on fees for diplomats’ children at UK schools – 22 February, BBC
Cambridge college cuts private school pupil admissions from almost a half to a quarter – 19 February, The Telegraph
Labour plans to abolish tax relief on private education could pose problems for Jewish schools – 19 February, The Jewish Chronicle
Private schools may use charitable foundations to bypass Labour tax plan – 18 February, The Telegraph
Letters: Save our independent schools – 18 February, The Spectator
How Caius shed their status as Cambridge’s most privately-educated college – 17 February, Varsity
Parents Are Utterly Terrified At The Prospect Of Nursery Fees Going Up – 17 February, Huffington Post
Unions call for urgent action on England’s ‘dangerous’ school buildings – 16 February, The Guardian
Wealth taxes and private school levies on the table as Labour prepares for government – 13 February, The Telegraph
UK agency looks to seize mortgage fraudster’s donation to Chelsea private school – 13 February, City A.M.
Mortgage fraudster fights to keep refund from Sloane Square school – 13 February, The Times
The true cost of Labour’s war on private schools – 11 February, The Spectator
MCC may be forced to reinstate annual Eton v Harrow match – 10 February, The Times
In My View: Ellie Reeves, MP for Lewisham West & Penge – 10 February, London News Online
Why do private schools produce such disastrous governments? – 9 February, The Herald
Just what is the state of private education in 2023? By Nick Hillman 8 February, HEPI
New TV drama Consent reveals just how how rife misogyny and rape culture is in schools today – 7 February, Metro
London public and state schools unite to find science teacher amid hiring ‘crisis’ – 3 February, Evening Standard
Britain’s broken meritocracy is destroying our democracy – 3 February, The Telegraph
Evidence why the size of a school class does count – 3 February, Islington Tribune
State school tops rankings for average A-level grades – 2 February, The Telegraph
UK strikes: 500,000 strike as teachers have ‘concern about the future of education’ – 2 February, The Mirror
How to dislodge the posh clique that rules Britain – 1 February, The Guardian
Top private schools’ ‘paltry’ charity work revealed – 31 January, Open Democracy
January 2023
Elite universities aren’t hotbeds of ‘wokery’: our research shows they’re rife with racism and classism – 30 January, The Guardian
To understand the Zahawi story and Tory sleaze, look no further than Britain’s posh cliques – 29 January, The Guardian
Exclusive: ‘Hypocrite’ Keir Starmer benefited from private school charity – 28 January, The Telegraph
Keir Starmer: ‘We haven’t won – yet’ – 28 January, The Spectator
The private school sector has ‘priced itself into irrelevance’. – 26 January, TES
American Nepo Babies Have Nothing on the British – 25 January, The Vice
Pushy parents a threat to prep schools, says Prince George’s former headteacher – 23 January, The Telegraph
Was the closure of the grammar schools really such a tragedy? – 21 January, The Spectator
Can You Afford Private School? – 21 January, The Times
World class series of guests set to inspire students at independent Harrogate school – 19 January, Harrogate Advertiser
MPs have rejected an inquiry into removing private schools’ charitable status. Which side are they on? The Morning Star
Teachers at Winchester, Rishi Sunak’s school, set to strike – 18 January, The Times
Universities should give quarter of places to disadvantaged students, says top head – 17 January, The Telegraph
‘Upper-class politicians get a free pass to riches while we all live in an Eton mess’ – 13 January, The Mirror
Teaching union fails to secure enough support for strike – except in 125 private schools – 12 January, The Telegraph
Personal statements for university students are ditched amid fears some applicants get unfair advantage – 12 January, Daily Mail
London teachers seeking expert help for schoolboys influenced by Andrew Tate’s misogyny – 10 January, The Standard
Private school admissions will not be restricted, says Oxford’s new vice-chancellor – 10 January, The Telegraph
Third of England’s teachers who qualified in last decade ‘have left profession’ – 9 January, The Guardian
By speaking out in his autobiography, Spare, Harry challenges a repressed institution that traduced his grief and demanded his mute compliance. – 6 January, The New Statesman
Children as young as five in England target of new careers programme – 5 January, The Guardian
Hannah Fry: Studying maths until 18 will traumatise teenagers – not transform Britain – 5 January, inews
Labour policies are stuck in the student union – 28 December, The Telegraph
‘Drill and kill’ for England’s state schools while private sector goes progressive – 18 August. The Guardian
