Education
What the A-level debacle shows us about algorithms and government
There are four key lessons about decision-making and redress
The government's disastrous A-level scandal reveals its contempt for the working class
The scandal is just another in a long list of government failures to earn the trust of working-class families. The problem will not be rectified overnight
Why education in women’s prisons is not fit for purpose
“Unless something is done, female prison leavers will be ill-equipped to deal with the triple discrimination against their gender, criminal record and lack of formal qualifications”
Excessive delay in reopening schools would do incalculable harm to young people
Six precious months have already been lost. But it seems that if the unions had their way, we would wait six more
Want to level up the UK? Tackle the uneven distribution of good teachers
High-quality education is a key determinant of life chances
How the Department for Education failed children adopted from overseas
Some of society’s most vulnerable citizens have fallen victim to staggering government incompetence
Modern foreign languages are not in crisis. It’s worse than that

UK language skills have succumbed to a complex pattern of long-term decline. Only a national strategy can fix things
The SNP is failing Scotland’s schoolchildren
As “top priorities” go, Nicola Sturgeon’s focus on education is not going very well
The social mobility trap
For decades mainstream politicians fixated on education as the way to level the playing field of life. They were wrong
Has the free schools programme been a success?
They remain a dividing line in education policy. But what genuinely raises attainment for disadvantaged groups?
The university admissions system doesn’t make the grade
No system-wide planning, no number controls, blank cheques from the government—the approach here is crazy
Life-long learning: how to tool up modern Britain
The government’s record leaves much to be desired