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‘I’m a cleaner’s daughter from Timperley who got place at Cambridge University’
Dr Caroline Burt fears working-class Manchester students don't think Oxbridge is for them
Gloucestershire grammar schools filled by out-of-county children
The number of non-local pupils in Gloucestershire's grammar schools has risen since the pandemic.
The revolt that means one Greater Manchester borough has some of the most sought after schools in the country
'We do not want comprehensive education at any price, in any form'
Independent school heads warn of North-South divide in education if Labour launches VAT levy on fees
‘Deeply concerning’ fears that introduction of 20pc tax could force many hard-pressed institutions in the North and Midlands to close
Children’s vocabulary shrinking as they abandon books for screens
Countdown lexicographer Susie Dent warns that the shunning of pages could be having a detrimental impact on society
I regret sending my daughter to a grammar school
Gillian, a careers advisor from Lincolnshire, tells i why despite grammars being hugely oversubscribed. She wishes her daughter had gone to a comprehensive instead
Grammar schools braced for surge in demand as Labour plans to tax private education fees
Private schools could face an exodus of pupils under a plan to include education costs in VAT, according to analysts.
Welcome to Starmer’s Britain, where class hatred will ruin our private schools
I don’t expect Sir Keir Starmer (Reigate Grammar School before it went private) is losing much sleep over the fact that Labour’s policy of slapping 20 per cent...
Grammar schools face being ‘swamped’ by private pupils over Labour VAT raid
Independent schools expect to suffer exodus if Labour imposes tax on fees
Two in three teachers say AI is ‘too unreliable’ to assess pupils’ work – survey
The poll, of 1,012 UK teachers, suggests that 13% think a new grading system for exams should be formulated which ‘assumes the use of AI’.
I’m an 11-plus tutor – cramming doesn’t work, this is what to do instead
Ilana King has a long waiting list of prospective children; in her 13 years tutoring, she has never seen demand for school places so high
How to survive the 11-plus interview: a parent’s guide
Newcomers to England who start a family are often slow to realise that one of the biggest factors in the Game of Life here starts with...