Onto the bonfire go children's futures as that most selfish of parties insists their ideological hatreds are placed ahead of the good education of our children. Clegg thinks he's being clever trying to save his job by making an issue out of stopping profit for free schools. But what is he really saying ? That schools should not be run efficiently, effectively and have parents choose them...

There have been many debates over faith schools, what should be taught in schools, what should be worn in schools, and the suggestion from Ken Livingstone's closest ally (what lovely people he hangs around with) that racial segregation would be in order. All these issues affect children already in education, but what about those not in the school system? Johann Hari reminds us about them. His...

‘Making sure children are safe, well and receive a good education is our most serious responsibility… However, there are concerns that some children are not receiving the education they need. And in some extreme cases, home education could be used as a cover for abuse. We cannot allow this to happen and are committed to doing all we can to ensure children are safe, wherever they are e...

Throughout its years in government - from Tony Blair's famous "Education, education, education" speech to the more recent "Every Child Matters" programme - Labour has claimed to champion the needs of the younger generation. For the 2,000 children who are sent to UK immigration detention centres every year, however, these claims ring hollow. These children are torn from their homes, their comm...

The new ministerial team at the Department for Children, Schools and Families is as follows: Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families - Ed Balls Minister of State for Schools and Learners - Jim Knight Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families - Beverley...

The UK in the era of comprehensive state education has had very different views on school size depending on the age of children. A typical local authority provides small schools for 5-11 year olds. This means they can be close to the homes of the parents. The Head can know all the children in the

From The Greenville News By Ron Barnett When Kristin Maguire of Clemson takes on the chairmanship of the state Board of Education this month, she faces one obvious question: Why should a mother who home-schools her children lead the policy-making body for the public school system?She dismisses that line of inquiry by saying she doesn’t want to talk about her children. “I think my nine ...

Polly Toynbee is right to champion the Harman initiative to reduce inequality (Comment, 13 January). But she does not seem to fully understand what this means for New Labour in terms of education. It's not just a case of providing more opportunities, funding etc for children in comprehensives (of which there are now surprisingly few as compared with private schools). Instead it means creating...

Children's services directors were today urged to pump money into early intervention projects in schools to ensure all children and young people reach their potential. The children's secretary, Ed Balls, told directors of children's services: "The future of young children is in all of your hands." Speaking at the children's and adults social care conference in Liverpool today, ...

Labour funded state schools are too concerned about ethnic minority pupils to care about poor white boys, The Daily Mail said yesterday. A report produced for the Department for Children, Schools and Families found that Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Indian, Caribbean, African and Chinese children - as well as girls from all ethnic backgrounds - are outperforming our sons at GCSE level, with the Chinese ...