http://s.huffpost.com/images/HuffingtonPost_250x20.png tag:huffingtonpost.co.uk,2013:/tag/free-schools 2013-02-13T12:09:33Z Huffingtonpost UK http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/natalie-bennett/failure-of-british-government-schools-policy_b_2678723.html 2013-02-13T12:09:33Z 2013-02-14T06:35:39Z Natalie Bennett http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/natalie-bennett/ I loved learning about lungfish. But I don't want to force them into the curriculum.<br /> <br /> Schooling is an area of government policy subject to a peculiar ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/uk-conservative-party">UK Conservative Party</a>, <a href="/tag/ebacc">Ebacc</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-gove">Michael Gove</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-students">UK Students</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/teaching">Teaching</a>, <a href="/tag/gsces">Gsces</a>, <a href="/tag/green-party">Green Party</a>, <a href="/tag/schooling">Schooling</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/joe-cottrellboyce/one-nation-education_b_2291503.html 2012-12-13T06:39:31Z 2012-12-13T07:30:52Z Joe Cottrell-Boyce http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/joe-cottrellboyce/ At the heart of Twigg's oratory was a depressing reaffirmation of Labour's support for neoliberal education policies and the choice agenda. Chastising Michael Gove for seeing academies as a panacea, Twigg has plumped instead for a 'whatever works for you' approach <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/social-justice">Social Justice</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-gove">Michael Gove</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-labour-party">UK Labour Party</a>, <a href="/tag/ed-miliband">Ed Miliband</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/one-nation">One Nation</a>, <a href="/tag/stephen-twigg">Stephen Twigg</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-education">UK Education</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-politics">UK Politics</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/22/ofsted-head-sir-michael-wilshaw-in-pay-row_n_1905506.html 2012-09-22T05:03:51Z 2012-09-22T05:14:49Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Teachers' leaders attacked England's chief inspector of schools after he said they must work extra hours if they want a pay rise.<br /> <br /> Sir Michael Wilsh... <p>Read more: <a 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href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/13/huffposts-interview-with-andrew-adonis-education-book_n_1880993.html 2012-09-13T08:34:49Z 2012-09-13T11:43:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ People commonly believe that the character of Lord Julius Nicholson in The Thick Of It is based on Andrew Adonis - or Lord Adonis to give him his prop... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/education-policy">Education Policy</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-gove">Michael Gove</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-labour-party">UK Labour Party</a>, <a href="/tag/andrew-adonis">Andrew Adonis</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-education">UK Education</a>, <a href="/tag/academies">Academies</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/03/free-schools-twice-as-many-free-schools-start-of-term_n_1851634.html 2012-09-03T08:15:55Z 2012-09-03T08:41:47Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Twice as many new free schools will start the new term this week compared with last year, as 55 open their doors for the first time, the government ha... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/department-of-education">Department of Education</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-gove">Michael Gove</a>, <a href="/tag/stephen-twigg">Stephen Twigg</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/09/01/headteachers-consider-legal-challenge-over-gcses_n_1848517.html 2012-09-01T03:54:19Z 2012-09-01T04:01:21Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ The row over this year's GCSE English grade boundaries shows no signs of abating after Ofqual said the qualification would not be regraded.<br /> <br /> The reg... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/tuition-fees">Tuition Fees</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-students">UK Students</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-teachers">UK Teachers</a>, <a href="/tag/gcses">Gcses</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-universities">UK Universities</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/28/free-school-funding-pull-utter-fiasco_n_1837608.html 2012-08-28T16:48:20Z 2012-08-28T16:59:52Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ SEE:<br /> <br /> DfE Pulls Bradford Free School Funding - But Who's To Blame?<br /> <br /> A decision to withdraw Government funding from a free school just a week befor... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/uk-students">UK Students</a>, <a href="/tag/tuition-fees">Tuition Fees</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-teachers">UK Teachers</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-universities">UK Universities</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/28/dfe-pulls-one-in-a-million-free-school-funding_n_1835985.html 2012-08-28T09:26:27Z 2012-08-28T10:56:00Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Students in Bradford have been left without a school one week before the start of term, after the government pulled funding at the last minute.<br /> <br /> The... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-gove">Michael Gove</a>, <a href="/tag/school-funding">School Funding</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-politics">UK Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-students">UK Students</a>, <a href="/tag/dfe">Dfe</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/bradford">Bradford</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/25/a-level-results-wycombe-abbey-takes-top-spot_n_1829805.html 2012-08-25T07:28:57Z 2012-08-25T07:37:55Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ A girls' boarding school today topped an A-level league table for the fifth year in a row.<br /> <br /> Wycombe Abbey in Buckinghamshire took the first spot aga... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/uk-students">UK Students</a>, <a href="/tag/tuition-fees">Tuition Fees</a>, <a href="/tag/exam-results">Exam Results</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-teachers">UK Teachers</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-universities">UK Universities</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/12/a-level-pass-rates-stall_n_1769397.html 2012-08-12T05:28:00Z 2012-08-12T05:43:41Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ More than one in four A-levels are expected to be awarded at least an A grade this year, but pass rates are set to stall, it was predicted on Sunday.<br /> ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/uk-teachers">UK Teachers</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-universities">UK Universities</a>, <a href="/tag/tuition-fees">Tuition Fees</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-students">UK Students</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-education">UK Education</a>, <a href="/tag/a-levels">A-Levels</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-exams">UK Exams</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/a-level-results">A-Level Results</a>, <a href="/tag/ofqual">Ofqual</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/08/01/cuts-are-putting-students-off-education_n_1729894.html 2012-08-01T15:12:45Z 2012-08-01T15:24:36Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Funding cuts, transport costs and losses to careers and information services are still putting students off continuing their education, a college lead... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/uk-students">UK Students</a>, <a href="/tag/tuition-fees">Tuition Fees</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-teachers">UK Teachers</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-universities">UK Universities</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/elizabeth-hunter/creationism-and-cervical-cancer_b_1694852.html 2012-07-23T19:00:00Z 2012-07-23T11:05:08Z Elizabeth Hunter http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/elizabeth-hunter/ Before we all start manning the barricades, please can we react to reality, rather than propaganda? <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/theos">Theos</a>, <a href="/tag/religion">Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/gp-magazine">Gp Magazine</a>, <a href="/tag/civical-cancer-jabs">Civical Cancer Jabs</a>, <a href="/tag/faith">Faith</a>, <a href="/tag/hpv">Hpv</a>, <a href="/tag/bha">Bha</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/18/creationist-schools-row-grindon-hall-michael-gove_n_1681821.html 2012-07-18T04:16:42Z 2012-07-18T06:43:27Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ A Christian school that will re-open as a free school next year has hit back at claims it was run by creationists and will teach the doctrine in its c... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/religion">Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/creationism">Creationism</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-teachers">UK Teachers</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-gove">Michael Gove</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-politics">UK Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-students">UK Students</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/religious-fundamentalists">Religious Fundamentalists</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/16/creationist-free-school-newark-go-ahead_n_1675424.html 2012-07-16T05:46:36Z 2012-07-16T07:31:30Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ A free school said to be run by creationists has been given the go-ahead after revamping its image, according to reports. <br /> <br /> The Exemplar Academy wil... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/religion">Religion</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/creationism">Creationism</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-teachers">UK Teachers</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-gove">Michael Gove</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-politics">UK Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-students">UK Students</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/slideexpand">Slideexpand</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/fundamentalists">Fundamentalists</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/jeremy-cliffe/camerons-britain-the-age-_b_1671306.html 2012-07-13T11:37:56Z 2012-07-16T04:28:29Z Jeremy Cliffe http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/jeremy-cliffe/ Britain is experiencing the Age of the Amateur. Qualified experts, specialists, practitioners operating within established, well-regulated trades; these professionals have had their day. True integrity and nous belong to the volunteer, the have-a-go hero. At least, this seems to be the accepted wisdom of the Cameroons. And the result is a crisis of professionalism that threatens to undermine Britain's public and private sectors. <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/teachers">Teachers</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-gove">Michael Gove</a>, <a href="/tag/professionalism">Professionalism</a>, <a href="/tag/sweden">Sweden</a>, <a href="/uk-politics">UK Politics News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/13/free-schools-programme-a-success-prime-minister_n_1671260.html 2012-07-13T11:15:39Z 2012-07-13T11:40:59Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ David Cameron has insisted that the Government's free schools programme is a "great success".<br /> <br /> Many of the new schools are "massively oversubscribed... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/primary-schools">Primary Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-education">UK Education</a>, <a href="/tag/secondary-schools">Secondary Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-education-news">UK Education News</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/07/13/100-new-free-schools_n_1670391.html 2012-07-13T05:23:19Z 2012-07-13T05:40:12Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ More than 100 new free schools have been approved to open in England over the coming years, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Friday.<br /> <br /> The a... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/uk-education">UK Education</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-primary-schools">UK Primary Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/david-cameron">David Cameron</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-secondary-schools">UK Secondary Schools</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/alan-moore/lessons-from-the-finnish-_b_1665639.html 2012-07-11T14:07:14Z 2012-07-13T04:10:31Z Alan Moore http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/alan-moore/ "Human nature is not like a machine that is built like a model and set to the do the work exactly proscribed for it, but, should be seen as a tree that uniquely grows depending on the diverse and inward forces that make it a living thing". <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/oecd">Oecd</a>, <a href="/tag/public-schools">Public Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/john-stuart-mill">John Stuart Mill</a>, <a href="/tag/teacher">Teacher</a>, <a href="/tag/charter-schools">Charter Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-gove">Michael Gove</a>, <a href="/tag/school-choice">School Choice</a>, <a href="/tag/school-reform">School Reform</a>, <a href="/tag/organisation-for-economic-co-operation-and-development">Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development</a>, <a href="/tag/future-education">Future-Education</a>, <a href="/tag/finland">Finland</a>, <a href="/tag/united-states">United States</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/06/12/half-of-schools-unsatisfactory_n_1589307.html 2012-06-12T08:52:43Z 2012-06-12T09:16:53Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Almost half of schools inspected in the first three months of this year were found to be not good enough, new figures show.<br /> <br /> Statistics published by... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/unsatisfactory-schools">Unsatisfactory Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-wilshaw">Michael Wilshaw</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/ofsted">Ofsted</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-students">UK Students</a>, <a href="/tag/academies">Academies</a>, <a href="/tag/dfe">Dfe</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/uk">UK News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05/29/katie-price-hopes-to-set-up-free-school-disabled_n_1553470.html 2012-05-29T14:07:03Z 2012-05-29T14:19:13Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Model and businesswoman Katie Price wants to set up a free school to help children who are visually-impaired and suffer from other disabilities, it ha... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/michael-gove-free-schools">Michael Gove Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/department-for-education">Department for Education</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-government">UK Government</a>, <a href="/tag/education">Education</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/katie-price">Katie Price</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-gove">Michael Gove</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-education">UK Education</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/dfe">Dfe</a>, <a href="/tag/katie-price-free-school">Katie Price Free School</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05/29/michael-gove-puts-for-profit-free-schools-back-on-map_n_1552882.html 2012-05-29T11:23:12Z 2012-05-29T11:39:11Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Plans to enable free schools to make a profit have been put back on the table after Michael Gove admitted they "could" become a possibility in the fut... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/coalition">Coalition</a>, <a href="/tag/leveson">Leveson</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/conservatives">Conservatives</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-gove">Michael Gove</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-politics">UK Politics</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-media">UK Media</a>, <a href="/tag/nut">Nut</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/leveson-inquiry">Leveson Inquiry</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05/21/weaker-maths-pupils-receive-bad-teaching-ofsted-says_n_1532254.html 2012-05-21T04:01:18Z 2012-05-22T01:08:42Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Weak maths students receive the worst teaching, an Ofsted report has revealed.<br /> <br /> The publication, released on Tuesday, found pupils in lower ability ... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/uk-news">UK News</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-wilshaw">Michael Wilshaw</a>, <a href="/tag/ofsted">Ofsted</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-teachers">UK Teachers</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-students">UK Students</a>, <a href="/tag/maths">Maths</a>, <a href="/tag/academies">Academies</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/national-curriculum">National Curriculum</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p> http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/05/21/academies-not-changing-term-times-school-day-length_n_1532123.html 2012-05-21T04:01:41Z 2012-05-21T04:20:28Z The Huffington Post News Team http://huffingtonpost.co.uk/the-news/ Many of the government's academies are revamping the curriculum, but fewer are changing term times or the length of the school day - contrary to popul... <p>Read more: <a href="/tag/school-day">School Day</a>, <a href="/tag/state-schools">State Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/term-time">Term Time</a>, <a href="/tag/michael-gove">Michael Gove</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-students">UK Students</a>, <a href="/tag/academies">Academies</a>, <a href="/tag/free-schools">Free Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/uk-schools">UK Schools</a>, <a href="/tag/national-curriculum">National Curriculum</a>, <a href="/uk-universities-education">UK Universities & Education News</a></p>