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Wales needs public services it can be proud of
Public services in Wales are under-resourced, and in many cases, this lack of funding has been a feature of Welsh life long before the start of the Conservative austerity agenda.…
Plaid Cymru’s 10 point plan for education
According to Estyn, pupils at half of Wales’ secondary schools don’t meet their full potential by the time they leave school. Thousands of young people are being let down by the…
The battle against privatisation of a Sussex school is stepping up a gear
Last week, the results of a parental ballot at Moulsecoomb Primary in Brighton were announced - 96% of parents said no to academisation at their school. The ballot was the…
The Brighton school fighting tooth and nail against becoming an academy
Image credit: Alex Sallons At a much-loved school, in the heart of a tight-knit community, in a northern suburb of Brighton, parents are furious and their children are upset. Teaching…
SATs are damaging, misleading and not fit for purpose
This week, children in year 6 will sit their Standardised Assessment Tests (SATs). To me, they quite simply make no sense: created to assess schools, not children, they assume that…
Beyond Tuition Fees #11- Much to Learn, More to Do
Photo Credit: Rowan Gavin It is a time of extraordinary potential for change in UK Higher Education. Labour’s promise to end tuition fees has defied the critics and united…
Education In Adulthood – Beyond Tuition Fees #10
Photo Credit: Rowan Gavin It is a time of extraordinary potential for change in UK Higher Education. Labour’s promise to end tuition fees has defied the critics and united…
A Cooperative Future for Students – Beyond Tuition Fees #9
Photo Credit: Rowan Gavin It is a time of extraordinary potential for change in UK Higher Education. Labour’s promise to end tuition fees has defied the critics and united…
Another Higher Education Is Already Here – BEYOND TUITION FEES #8
Photo Credit: Rowan Gavin It is a time of extraordinary potential for change in UK Higher Education. Labour’s promise to end tuition fees has defied the critics and united…
We Need to Free Our Education From Neoliberal Thinking
Photo: pixabay user 'padrinan', Creative Commons 0 license In the past couple of years, the Government has created a programme with the aim of 'raising aspirations' for Higher Education…