Respected Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin has come forward on the eve of the great author’s bicentenary to claim that UK pupils are no longer able to appreciate the classic works of great writers like Dickens and Shakespeare.
Schoolgirl Elly Nowell sent a scathing rejection letter to Magdalen College, Oxford, criticising its interview procedure for being elitist and intimidating. We look more closely at the details of her complaint.
Statistics released this week reveal a huge rise in the number of first class degrees being awarded by UK universities. But is it really a good thing, or are we starting to devalue degrees?
In a further blow to UK schools, the government is considering cutting the amount of English language support available to pupils who speak English as a second language…
In a shocking undercover report, the Daily Telegraph has provided footage of examiners at examination board conferences providing teachers with the details of specific questions to be set on forthcoming papers. We ask what this will mean for UK education.
