Schools
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Amy Gallagher and critical race theory
feature The once-obscure academic concept is now on frontline of culture wars thanks to legal case brought by UK nurse
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The pros and cons of grammar schools
Pros and Cons Truss tasks ministers with planning new wave of selective establishments
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Pros and cons of GCSEs: is the exam system fit for purpose?
Pros and Cons Tony Blair has called for ‘radical’ education reform but others want a more cautious approach
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Where schools stand legally on children’s trans rights
feature Government’s chief legal adviser says schools can ‘ignore’ trans students’ pronoun preferences
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Does Ofsted require improvement?
Why Everyone’s Talking About Most teachers think the education watchdog does not drive up standards
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The Week Unwrapped: Home-working pay cuts, Taiwan and Cinderella
podcast Should people who work from home earn 20% less? Is Taiwan at risk of a Chinese invasion? And what does the failure of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s latest production tell us about post-Covid theatre?
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The Week Unwrapped: Schools, births and children’s appetites
podcast Do private schools make pupils happier? Is the NHS still failing British mothers? And when do we learn to be carnivores?
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‘Teaching positives of colonialism brushes dead bodies under the carpet’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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The best of the best prep schools in the UK
feature We proudly present our highly acclaimed guide to the UK’s leading prep and junior schools. Emma Lee-Potter and Janita Clamp profile the schools at the top of their game
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How to choose the best school for your child
feature Finding the right school can be a nerve-racking process but the heads of four leading schools have plenty of wise advice. Elizabeth Ivens reports
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Book bans: five infamous cases
feature Challenges to titles on library shelves and school syllabuses increasing at ‘unprecedented’ rate
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‘President Zelensky is in over his head’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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A history of the Trojan Horse scandal
feature Hoax letter sparked investigation into alleged conspiracy to Islamise schools across UK
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‘Learning about the Holocaust is not supposed to be a comfortable experience’
Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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