It's the quality of parenting in Britain, rather than the education system, that's really failing our children - and the government is doing nothing to address it "It doesn’t matter how much money we put into education if parents don’t parent." Barack Obama was talking about America, of course. But his words, from a speech given last year, go to the heart of a profound dilemma for prog...

To believe the Government’s hype, we are currently experiencing a liberal revolution in England’s education system – powers are being decentralised, with schools given more autonomy to innovate, while new education providers are adding further diversity to the state funded system by joining it through Academy sponsorship. The uninitiated could be forgiven for believing Michael

Lunch yesterday with Enver Hoxhaj, the Kosovo Minister of Education. He has a significant challenge in front of him. Most socialist societies in transition benefit from having had a decent (and often excellent) educational system. Not so Kosovo. Following years of neglect since the second World War, under Milosevic, the K-Albanians were forcibly thrown out of the education system (the Milosevic-er...

A radical reformer has been asked by the Department for Education to redesign the vocational system for English 14- to 19-year-olds

I couldn’t help but to raise an eyebrow at the Telegraph’s recent front page splash, in which David Cameron unveiled his education plan for the future: “a new generation of comprehensive schools.” Say what? Has he at last morphed into Tony Blair, grin and all? Well, no. The truth behind the headline (as usual with

The Newsletter has recently revieled Ms Ruanes Plans for our education system. Sinn Fein minister said that six independent bodies are to be set up reconstruct (that means wreck and rebuild) our education system. Selection at 14 seems to be the plan with non-academic selection. My major concern is what kind of selection will non-academic mean will it be post code lottery, having relatives at the s...

Labour’s Border and Immigration Minister, Phil Woolas, has announced plans for a new Points Based System for Citizenship. The plan would see would-be citizens given points for things such as economic contribution, skills and English language proficiency above the level already expected. Points could be removed for breaking the law or committing anti-social behaviour. The system will give the...

by Helen Rainbow Our education system is top-down, prescriptive and unresponsive to the wishes and needs of its users. Students both at school and in further education are let down. The unresponsiveness of the system is due to the “maze”...

Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced a major overhaul of the English schools system to MPs.

And here's yet more evidence of the efficacy of our glorious education system. Many undergraduates misspell basic words such as "their", "speech" or even "Wednesday" in essays, it is claimed. First year students are the worst offenders, despite already spending at least 13 years in the education system. ... Dr Ken Smith, a senior lecturer in criminology at Bucks New University, said "atrocious" sp...