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Articles tagged with: Education
Community, care and love: teaching Black British studies
Education
By Sofia Akel
Community, care and love: teaching Black British studies
What responsibility does an educator have in creating, curating and facilitating a space of learning?
Welcoming international students to the UK is pro-growth
Education
By Prof Dame Janet Beer
Welcoming international students to the UK is pro-growth
With the exception of Suella Braverman, most government ministers agree that United Kingdom higher education is a global success story, and a key measure of this success is our attractiveness to international students.
The new government must prioritise education Partner content
Education
By National Education Union
The new government must prioritise education
Education must not be forgotten in the government’s response to the cost of living crisis. Years of austerity have left schools vulnerable. Pay freezes for teachers have led to increasing recruitment and retention problems. Our children deserve better. It is time to get this right and prioritise funding for education.
The government must act now to ensure thousands of ‘ghost’ pupils return to school
Environment
By Rob Halfon MP
The government must act now to ensure thousands of ‘ghost’ pupils return to school
A new term beckons. New teachers, fresh uniforms, unfamiliar classmates. In Parliament, a new Prime Minister and Cabinet to boot.
My Conservative Manifesto: Tom Hunt sets out his vision for SEND provision
Health
By Tom Hunt MP
My Conservative Manifesto: Tom Hunt sets out his vision for SEND provision
Getting SEND provision right from early years is vital to help children with special needs
School milk is vital for children’s development
Health
By Dr Hilary Jones
School milk is vital for children’s development
School milk is a fundamental part of school life and has been for generations of children who have sat down with their friends to enjoy milk during a mid-morning break from lessons.
Hungry children, a political choice? Partner content
Health
By National Education Union
Hungry children, a political choice?
The National Education Union is proud to work with The Mirror on a joint campaign – Free School Meals for All. We demand that no child in primary school face the pain and distress of going hungry. Children cannot learn if they are not eating properly and, despite the best efforts of parents and carers, spiralling living costs are pushing families to the edge.
Nurseries Hit By Cost Crisis Are Considering Raising Fees And Meal Prices
Education
Nurseries Hit By Cost Crisis Are Considering Raising Fees And Meal Prices
Nurseries are facing a “real crisis” with “frightening” levels of inflation and soaring energy bills, according to one leading industry expert.
This year will be the toughest fight for university places in living memory
Education
By Lord Knight of Weymouth
This year will be the toughest fight for university places in living memory
This summer, most politicians have all eyes on the next prime minister. One of the more bizarre policy pledges of the Tory leadership contest was the idea of guaranteeing a place at Oxbridge for anyone with three A*s at A Level.
The UK must not forget the children of Afghanistan
Foreign affairs
By Sarah Champion MP and Anthony Mangnall MP
The UK must not forget the children of Afghanistan
The lives of boys and girls in Afghanistan have been turned upside down since the Taliban took control of the country a year ago today.
Almost Half Of School Leaders Are Considering Staff Cuts Due To Budget Constraints, New Poll Finds
Education
Almost Half Of School Leaders Are Considering Staff Cuts Due To Budget Constraints, New Poll Finds
A significant number of school leaders are considering the possibility of making cuts to staff as a result of inflation, energy costs and pay rises for staff placing unsustainable pressure on school budgets, a new survey has shown.
More funding needed to help early years bounce back from Covid, experts warn
Education
By Tom Hunter, Political Consultant
More funding needed to help early years bounce back from Covid, experts warn
There are children starting school who “don’t know how to eat, don’t know how to sit still… some even still in nappies, they don’t know how to respond to their own name, even”.
We must empower parents by giving them the tools to help their children
Education
By Katherine Birbalasingh
We must empower parents by giving them the tools to help their children
Just after I was appointed, I asked my students to tell me what social mobility meant to them.
Robin Walker: Giving up my dream job was a wrench but the right thing to do
Education
By Robin Walker MP
Robin Walker: Giving up my dream job was a wrench but the right thing to do
When I made my maiden speech with schools as its central theme, little could I have realised that 12 years later, I would be agonising over whether to resign from my dream job of schools minister.
Robert Halfon MP: Throughout our education system, students must be prepared for the world of work
Education
By Robert Halfon MP
Robert Halfon MP: Throughout our education system, students must be prepared for the world of work
The Education Select Committee, which I chair, has two key motivations underpinning all its work. Firstly, to address social injustice in our education system. The second, to scrutinise the government’s work on skills as it looks to reform schools and post-16 education.
My School Memory: Five parliamentarians look back on their time in the classroom
Education
By House Magazine
My School Memory: Five parliamentarians look back on their time in the classroom
The best years of your life? Or couldn’t wait to get out? School days inevitably bring memories that are evocative and long-lasting. From inspiring teachers and trips to the theatre to a cruel headteacher and boring cadet drills, five parliamentarians look back on their time in the classroom
Lord Blunkett: Learning the lessons of the past to reform education
Education
By Lord Blunkett
Lord Blunkett: Learning the lessons of the past to reform education
If commissions were empowered to change the education system, we would certainly see some enormous improvements! In my very long time in politics, I have never known so many different groups forming commissions, of one kind or another, to review the education system.
New grammar schools will not fix our education system
Education
By Tim Brighouse and Mick Waters
New grammar schools will not fix our education system
A major report in the 1960s, “Half our Future”, bemoaned that the English school system was failing to educate successfully at least 50 per cent of the population.
New grammar schools can level up the country
Education
By Graham Brady MP
New grammar schools can level up the country
Where grammar schools remain, most people want to keep them, but where they don’t already exist, you aren’t allowed to have one.
Think About the Future: How Aico is Working to Build the Next Generation of Housing Professionals whilst hitting net zero goals Partner content
Health
By Aico
Think About the Future: How Aico is Working to Build the Next Generation of Housing Professionals whilst hitting net zero goals
Building the homes that the nation needs and retrofitting existing stock to support the net zero transition are enormous national challenges. They will demand commitment, investment and action from government, housebuilders, and repairs and maintenance professionals across the UK. It will also require a workforce with the skills required to take part in a rapidly changing sector.
The Nadhim Zahawi Interview: 'Teachers know the damage strikes will have on children'
Education
By John Johnston
The Nadhim Zahawi Interview: 'Teachers know the damage strikes will have on children'
Nadhim Zahawi faces an uphill battle to get the education system back on track post-Covid. He talks about his approach to recovery – and how he hopes it will boost his party’s fortunes. Photography by Michael Garnett.
Times Education Commission: our education system needs radical reform to avoid falling behind
Education
By Rachel Sylvester
Times Education Commission: our education system needs radical reform to avoid falling behind
The world is changing at an astonishing rate. The way we shop, work, travel and bank has been transformed in the last decade but our schools have hardly changed in a hundred years. Instead of adapting to the 21st century, education remains stuck in the 20th, and in some ways the 19th, century. At the very moment when artificial intelligence is taking over many routine tasks, learning has become more robotic.
The UK must seize the opportunity to champion girls’ education at the G7 Summit
Education
By Theo Clarke MP and Lord McConnell
The UK must seize the opportunity to champion girls’ education at the G7 Summit
Some of the biggest scientific breakthroughs in history were made by women.
Around the world, it’s time to get childcare right
Education
By Bridget Phillipson MP
Around the world, it’s time to get childcare right
Families facing “mind-boggling” school and childcare fees hoping for relief. Promises to address childcare shortage need to become reality, parents say. The “big change” to childcare was a dud. Parents and teachers deserve better.