New proposals for post-18 education will reduce access for many poorer students, and show an incredibly narrow view of what kind of education is ‘valuable’.
How do we “mobilise the past against a reckless present”? By drawing on a rich seam of successful, radical educational visions. Part of openDemocracy's "Left governmentality" mini-series.
Politicians have lately prioritised ‘social mobility’ over ‘inequality’. But a new book exploring the journeys of those who rose ‘out of their class’ finds that inequality is now shutting those routes down.
For years, Sarah Soule thought nothing could replace face-to-face interaction. In our latest podcast she acknowledges what scared her and why she changed her mind.
The controversy over Stowe’s headmaster's comments this weekend highlight the longstanding elitism that damages the entire education system – and how the problem can’t be fixed merely by VAT tweaks.
The left needs to reclaim education as a democratic practice, and ask searching questions about what education is for, and how we see teachers, children and schools. Part of openDemocracy's "Left governmentality" mini-series.
The Birmingham Trojan Horse affair has had serious consequences for public policy, but now the parliamentary standards committee is being asked to investigate possible governmental misconduct in its handling.
