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Crumbling schools crisis reveals the cost of austerity
The dilapidated school estate will not be fixed by keeping a tight rein on budgets – but will either the Tories or Labour commit to spend what is needed, asks Sam Freedman
General
4 September 2023
‘Labour’s grand rhetoric lacks credibility due to fiscal caution’
Labour’s plans offer an ambitious vision – but there is a gap between pledge and policy, explains Sam Freedman
General
6 July 2023
Labour should use private school tax to fix crumbling schools
Sam Freedman explains why so many of England’s school have been allowed to fall into disrepair – and why Labour need to form a plan to fund making them safe again
General
28 June 2023
Rise of persistently absent pupils requires a major recovery plan
The pandemic has shifted expectations around school attendance for many young people and their families – reversing this requires major action, explains Sam Freedman
General
13 June 2023
Why have we heard so few education policy pledges?
Sam Freedman considers the lack of headline-grabbing education policy plans from the Labour and Conservative parties, despite next year’s election
General
2 May 2023
SEND plan ‘is an admission of defeat’
The government’s new SEND plan is unlikely to lead to meaningful change any time soon – which is a disaster for an area of education desperately in need of reform, explains Sam Freedman
General
3 March 2023
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