Summary School closure has been damaging to the mental health of some children and to the educational progress of many. … Continue reading “Back to School – and After”

New briefing paper from the Institute of Economic Affairs warns policy cannot solely focus on short-term recovery The long-term costs … Continue reading “Back to school and beyond: Time to fix longstanding problems in education, says new research”

In an article for The Telegraph, IEA Director of Communications Annabel Denham asks whether “preventing the NHS from being overwhelmed” … Continue reading “We need to be clear about the trade-offs ahead when it comes to school closures”

Given eight million households in Britain have school-aged children, it is “nonsensical” to talk of opening the economy while schools … Continue reading “To resume normality, we must open schools”

On our podcast this week, we’re joined by Sophie Sandor, an independent filmmaker and education expert, and Madeline Grant, Editorial … Continue reading “Innovation in Education”

In a recent blog post, Sam Freedman, former advisor to Education Secretary Michael Gove, announced that he has changed his … Continue reading “Freedman’s no Friedman on for-profit schools”

The current controversy surrounding independent schools and their charitable status is becoming increasingly absurd. First, the public benefit test is a … Continue reading “Scrap the public benefit test and abolish all taxes on education”

It is easy to be pessimistic about Britain’s future economic prospects. The Lib-Con coalition agreement contains policies which are troubling. Indeed, there is … Continue reading “People want big health and big education, not big government”

Yesterday, the Catholic Bishops issued a document Choosing the Common Good which is intended to guide Catholics in the run … Continue reading “Big news – “Bishops don’t put their foot in it””