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Ed Dorrell
All articles by Ed Dorrell
The strange story of how Damian Hinds put a spring in ed tech’s step
The ed-tech sector has long been in the political wilderness, but, with the arrival of a new education secretary, could that be about to change?
2 March 2018
‘The battle over grammar schools has only just begun’
The Tories might be restricted by parliamentary arithmetic, but promoting grammar schools remains a core policy objective, writes Tes’ deputy editor. We shouldn’t be surprised: selective education is in the Conservative DNA
23 February 2018
Has the stumbling, shambling DfE woken up in time on recruitment?
The government has been lurching around the subject of teacher recruitment like a drunk at a dinner party. Has it sobered up in time to avert a looming crisis?
16 February 2018
‘It’s increasingly clear that Damian Hinds is going to have to do “something” about expanding grammar schools’
The Department for Education is set to refocus on delivering the Conservatives’ manifesto commitments
7 February 2018
Before Selfies: Fred Jarvis’s retrospective of politics, education and photography intertwined
Described by Tony Blair as ‘New Labour’s very own paparazzo’, Jarvis’s photographic career first took off in the pages of Tes a mere 63 years ago
2 February 2018
‘What would I do if I were Damian Hinds? Here’s a thought’
I’d start promoting the idea of a super-selective sixth-form college in every Opportunity Area
1 February 2018