The Black Curriculum report says England’s ‘white, Eurocentric curriculum’ fails to reflect UK society The national curriculum in England “systematically omits the contribution of black British history in favour of a dominant white, Eurocentric curriculum” which fails to reflect the UK’s multi-ethnic society, according to a new report. It accuses Read more…
Education secretary failed to consult children’s agencies over changes, judges find Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The education secretary, Gavin Williamson, acted unlawfully in removing safeguards for children in care at the start of the Covid pandemic without consulting children’s rights organisations, the court of appeal Read more…
Two young people who arrived in the UK alone explain how they have been denied schooling – and hope for the future When Shabaaz arrived in the UK from Afghanistan he was 13; a child in a strange country. “I was alone and I had no one to help me,” Read more…
As research finds poorer children have been hit hardest by Covid-19 restrictions, Jane Harley warns about the consequences of isolation for children’s language skills Research by Teach First found the poorest pupils in England and Wales are suffering disproportionately, as many schools don’t have the resources to ensure they can Read more…
Student-led projects are demystifying the application process for Oxbridge hopefuls from less privileged backgrounds Oxford University student Ellie Cassidy will never forget how unprepared and ill at ease she felt before her interview to study geography at Oxford two years ago. “I was terrified. I remember walking in, my heart Read more…
Survey for charity Teach First reveals scale of socio-economic divide among schools in England and Wales Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Four out of five schools with the poorest pupils in England and Wales do not have enough devices and internet access to ensure all self-isolating Read more…
Survey for charity Teach First reveals scale of socio-economic divide among schools in England Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Four out of five schools with the poorest pupils in England do not have enough devices and internet access to ensure all self-isolating pupils can keep learning, Read more…
Former A-level examiner Sarah Sheils on the awarding of grades and why levels of performance are higher today than 50 years ago I was interested to see Stephen Rees’ letter (20 November) about his degree classification in the 1970s. I was an A-level examiner from the 1980s until the 2010s. Read more…
Covid-19 has dealt a heavy blow to Birmingham’s glitzy city centre led by retail – and it’s revealing other deep fault lines When Andy Street wants to show off the best of Birmingham to visitors up from London, the Conservative mayor of the West Midlands starts his tour in Centenary Read more…
The extra costs of keeping children safe must be paid by the government, say unions. Plus: one school opens its books to show the extent of the problem Covid-19’s legacy on education in England will be thousands of schools going broke, staff laid off and bigger class sizes unless the Read more…