He has seen the SNP hold out for a week before swallowing teachers’ impossibly rosy predicted grades in full – and clearly thinks he can do better.
One way in which we can achieve this is by formally splitting courses into three categories.
The Education Secretary’s Higher Education Restructuring Regime is an important step towards fighting cancel culture.
The Education Endowment Foundation estimates that ten years of progress in closing the attainment gap has been reversed by school closures.
A number of highly-equipped educational establishments will be out of use until the next academic year. We should use them.
An election that saw them returned to say yes to Brexit and boosterism leaves Johnson vulnerable to events and reality.
This crisis, though we wish it could have been avoided – is a big wake-up call to these institutions that business cannot continue as normal.
A large part of the financial return to the average student arises out of the loss the government makes on student loans.
Independent research found that pupils in schools offering a free, nutritious breakfast boosted their results by an average of two months’ progress over a year.
The Conservatives have achieved much in school reform, but there is still a lot more to do.
We have achieved so much, but there is more to do. Let’s overhaul inspections, expand the E-Bacc, and boost school funding.
My experience – mastering those detailed briefs, winning support, driving through reform – leaves me in the best position to achieve Brexit.
The first writer in our mini-series is concerned that the Conservative education policy is at risk of neglecting the important lessons of the Gove years.
At times, says the Education Secretary, the post he holds requires “a bold and vociferous and constant presence”. But “at other times less so”.
We have worked with Ofqual to put in place the best possible system.