I loved this summer, even though we didn't go away and the sun wasn't always shining. I loved it as a sports fan and a Londoner. And I'm so glad that now everyone knows how great both those things can be.
I wasn't one of the nay sayers before...

Should examinations be harder? Is it fair to the current cohort of students to raise standards so that they miss out on pass grades? These are the questions currently gripping our education system.

English and Welsh students take their GCSEs (General Certificate of Secondary Education) aged 16. The results are...

I have a colleague who often writes about women's affairs. She sometimes writes about childcare and education too, although she doesn't yet have a child. And each time I read her strongly held views, I wonder how much they will change when she does become a mother.

Because having a...

Grrrr. I found it really frustrating to read the latest reports telling us that our children live unhappy lives. But I found it even more frustrating to discover that this is partly due to us as parents. Apparently we are trapped in a materialistic culture. And although...

Is a good education a right or a privilege? And what should it be?

In the UK we currently have a government which makes all the right noises about improving schooling for everyone, especially the disadvantaged. This, they argue, helps to explain the move towards academies (one in six secondary...

So women may need a "house husband" if they want to reach the top. At least according to Helena Morrissey, mother of nine (yep, you read that right), who is chief executive of Newton Investment Management.

As founder of the 30% Club, she's campaigning for 30% of director posts...