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Lockdown was challenging for many pupils and their parents. But what about the teachers? How did they perceive the change from conventional education based in school to teaching and supporting kids online? Michael, an experienced teacher from South West England,...
“We are a poor family living in a flat with no technology or space to work. There is no way I can get the children to do the work.” Male in his 40s, living in Scotland, Demos’ Renew Normal survey...
The government is now supporting the wages of employees of private companies in a way that has never been seen before. While millions have been furloughed, there is also a huge amount of uncertainty over the future of these jobs,...
With the BBC announcing one of their largest education packages to date, well-known figures such as Danny Dyer, Sir David Attenborough and Sergio Aguero are being brought to the frontline as the nation’s leading teachers. Since schools closed, children in...
For many parents up and down the country, this is the first time they’ll be taking their children’s’ education into their own hands. It’s a difficult ask: many will be juggling their newfound responsibilities with a full workload, and the added...
Yesterday, the Government unveiled its long-awaited careers strategy, two years after it was first promised by the former Education Minister Sam Gyimah. Despite worries about lack of funding to implement the strategy, it has been broadly welcomed by the education...
The question of how best to stem the flow of young British Muslims travelling to join Islamic State is often met with a singular answer: establish a counter-narrative. At times, this becomes a call to reaffirm liberalism in its broadest...
This week saw the launch of the Commission on Inequality in Education, with a speech given by its Chair Nick Clegg at Portcullis House. It has never been more important that these issues are explored in government and civil society. ...
In the public outpouring of (genuine) grief upon the loss of David Bowie yesterday, you could be excused for missing an interesting intervention by another David, the Prime Minister, heralding what appeared to be the return of the ‘social strategy’....
