Schools
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The power the Church of England has in the UK
feature Critics have questioned the relevancy of the Church’s influence in schools and politics
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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Ofsted’s widespread downgrading of British schools
feature Watchdog says lower ratings show inspections are needed but teaching leaders voice their criticism
By Chas Newkey-Burden Published
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School renamed Harry Kane Junior for World Cup
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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Despair as Cadbury’s removes mini Twirls
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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Prime ministers and private schools
Talking Point Cutting education budgets could be ‘difficult’ for Sunak given the cost of his children’s schools
By The Week Published
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Teachers ‘give higher grades to girls’
feature And other stories from the stranger side of life
By The Week Staff Published
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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
By The Week Staff Published
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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
By The Week Staff Published
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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
By The Week Published
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Does Ofsted require improvement?
Why Everyone’s Talking About Most teachers think the education watchdog does not drive up standards
By The Week Staff Published
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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?
By The Week Staff Published
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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?
By The Week Staff Published
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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
By The best columns Published
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