Education Commission

Education Commission

The second Education Summit

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‘Like zombies’: Epsom head says children must learn human skills
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Sir Anthony Seldon says schools are focusing on areas where pupils will inevitably be outperformed by AI

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Does school prepare children for work? Only a fifth of voters think so
Bridget Phillipson said: “High-quality education for all our children is crucial to delivering the better society they deserve”
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Labour: ‘We’ll champion middle class that wants better state school standards’
Robert Halfon lauded degree apprenticeships, describing them as the “crown jewel within our offer”
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It’s time to end the Oxbridge obsession, says universities minister
Pupils in Estonia learn robotics from an early age and virtual reality headsets make lessons more exciting. Their peers in Britain, however, are said to have their creativity stifled because of a stringent focus on tests
EDUCATION COMMISSION
It’s time we reinvented the classroom — here’s how
Two thirds believe schools are not teaching children the right skills
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Two thirds believe schools are not teaching children the right skills
UK
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RACHEL SYLVESTER
Reform of education system is vital for growth
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools
EDUCATION COMMISSION | LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools
Robert Halfon lauded degree apprenticeships, describing them as the “crown jewel within our offer”
EDUCATION COMMISSION
It’s time to end the Oxbridge obsession, says universities minister
Robert Halfon lauded degree apprenticeships, describing them as the “crown jewel within our offer”
EDUCATION COMMISSION
It’s time to end the Oxbridge obsession, says universities minister
Pupils in Estonia learn robotics from an early age and virtual reality headsets make lessons more exciting. Their peers in Britain, however, are said to have their creativity stifled because of a stringent focus on tests
EDUCATION COMMISSION
It’s time we reinvented the classroom — here’s how
Pupils in Estonia learn robotics from an early age and virtual reality headsets make lessons more exciting. Their peers in Britain, however, are said to have their creativity stifled because of a stringent focus on tests
EDUCATION COMMISSION
It’s time we reinvented the classroom — here’s how
Two thirds believe schools are not teaching children the right skills
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Two thirds believe schools are not teaching children the right skills
UK
Two thirds believe schools are not teaching children the right skills
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Two thirds believe schools are not teaching children the right skills
UK
a woman wearing a black shirt and a silver necklace looks at the camera
RACHEL SYLVESTER
Reform of education system is vital for growth
a woman wearing a black shirt and a silver necklace looks at the camera
RACHEL SYLVESTER
Reform of education system is vital for growth
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools
EDUCATION COMMISSION | LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools
EDUCATION COMMISSION | LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools
a man in a suit is sitting in front of a wall with pictures on it
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools
EDUCATION COMMISSION | LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools
EDUCATION COMMISSION | LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
The Times Education Commission: a mission for change in our schools
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Final report

The commission promotes career academies, like the London Screen Academy
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We need a radical reset of education, agree experts
ANALYSIS | EDUCATION COMMISSION
Education needs to keep evolving for the sake of the whole country

Education Commission Summit

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Interim report

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News & comment

Teach languages with grades like music, says ex-education secretary
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Teach languages with grades like music, says ex-education secretary

Charles Clarke says he regrets the decline in pupils taking modern languages, but denies his decision in the early 2000s is the cause

UK
Schoolchildren queuing for toast after morning assembly at Our Lady & St. Werburgh's Catholic Primary School in Newcastle-under-. Image shot 2012. Exact date unknown.
EDUCATION
Some primary school pupils unable to say their names, teachers report
A man dressed in a shirt and tie with an Ofsted lanyard appears to be compiling a report using a pen and clipboard. (Editorial use only)
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Tables turned as teachers rate Ofsted inadequate
Ofsted's annual report
Schools ‘must act’ over futile TV watershed
Dame Kate Bingham said her response to being asked to lead the task force was “a classic female approach”
I had imposter syndrome, says vaccines chief Bingham
If Blackpool is to shed its kiss-me-quick image and become a high-tech hub, it needs the education system to produce young people with the skills and mindset that new businesses need
WEEKEND ESSAY
Spoon-fed pupils are far from ready for our high-tech future
Comment
Lib Dems Unveil Plan For Equalities And Human Rights
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White working class needs college quotas, says actor
UK
Ofsted's annual report
Schools ‘must act’ over futile TV watershed
Dame Kate Bingham said her response to being asked to lead the task force was “a classic female approach”
I had imposter syndrome, says vaccines chief Bingham
If Blackpool is to shed its kiss-me-quick image and become a high-tech hub, it needs the education system to produce young people with the skills and mindset that new businesses need
WEEKEND ESSAY
Spoon-fed pupils are far from ready for our high-tech future
Comment
Lib Dems Unveil Plan For Equalities And Human Rights
TIMES EDUCATION COMMISSION
White working class needs college quotas, says actor
UK
Schoolchildren queuing for toast after morning assembly at Our Lady & St. Werburgh's Catholic Primary School in Newcastle-under-. Image shot 2012. Exact date unknown.
EDUCATION
Some primary school pupils unable to say their names, teachers report
A man dressed in a shirt and tie with an Ofsted lanyard appears to be compiling a report using a pen and clipboard. (Editorial use only)
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Tables turned as teachers rate Ofsted inadequate
Coronavirus - Mon Mar 8, 2021
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Parents back longer day for catch-up pupils

Nearly half of voters believe the government is failing to help children catch up on education, polling for The Times shows. More than half of parents believe...

Lucy Kellaway, who left journalism to go into the teaching profession, says that the exam system is disadvantaging her students
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Exam-focused teaching discourages children’s curiosity
Blair defends target of sending 50% to university
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Blair defends target of sending 50% to university
Andreas Schleicher, the director of education and skills at the Office for Economic Cooperation and Development, described the UK as an “average performer”
EDUCATION COMMISSION
British education system ‘only average’ in international league table
GCSE Examination Certificate
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John Major leads call to overhaul GCSEs
The Oasis Academy South Bank even runs a therapeutic farm, where pupils who are stuggling in class can spend time talking to an adult about the problems they face while they feed the animals
EDUCATION COMMISSION | CASE STUDY
From gang recruitment ground to academic powerhouse
More than half of teachers thought that homework was not needed at primary school
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Teachers want less homework, less marking and a different job
Andreas Schleicher, the director of education and skills at the Office for Economic Cooperation and Development, described the UK as an “average performer”
EDUCATION COMMISSION
British education system ‘only average’ in international league table
GCSE Examination Certificate
TIMES EDUCATION COMMISSION
John Major leads call to overhaul GCSEs
The Oasis Academy South Bank even runs a therapeutic farm, where pupils who are stuggling in class can spend time talking to an adult about the problems they face while they feed the animals
EDUCATION COMMISSION | CASE STUDY
From gang recruitment ground to academic powerhouse
More than half of teachers thought that homework was not needed at primary school
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Teachers want less homework, less marking and a different job
Lucy Kellaway, who left journalism to go into the teaching profession, says that the exam system is disadvantaging her students
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Exam-focused teaching discourages children’s curiosity
Blair defends target of sending 50% to university
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Blair defends target of sending 50% to university
The pandemic has exposed deeper flaws in the education system
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Children will begin secondary education still unable to read

The Treasury has not agreed to fund a £15bn rescue package despite promises to level up

Most students feel they have grown as people during the past year
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Pandemic taught students vital lessons about life
Euan Blair’s company helps young people to find apprenticeships. He said they were now more acceptable to middle-class parents
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Apprenticeships gain prestige as debt-free route to lucrative jobs
The government is too fixated on how many pupils achieve a minimum pass at GCSEs, according to Geoff Barton, head of the Association of School and College Leaders
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Reform exam system for pupils’ sake, head pleads
Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner, spoke to pupils at Jane Austen College as part of her survey of young people in England, the biggest yet
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Stress and confusion take toll on students
Times Education Commission - how it will work
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Times Education Commission - how it will work
Among the commissioners are Evelyn Forde, Tristram Hunt and Kiran Gill
TIMES EDUCATION COMMISSION
Meet the commissioners
The government is too fixated on how many pupils achieve a minimum pass at GCSEs, according to Geoff Barton, head of the Association of School and College Leaders
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Reform exam system for pupils’ sake, head pleads
Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner, spoke to pupils at Jane Austen College as part of her survey of young people in England, the biggest yet
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Stress and confusion take toll on students
Times Education Commission - how it will work
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Times Education Commission - how it will work
Among the commissioners are Evelyn Forde, Tristram Hunt and Kiran Gill
TIMES EDUCATION COMMISSION
Meet the commissioners
Most students feel they have grown as people during the past year
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Pandemic taught students vital lessons about life
Euan Blair’s company helps young people to find apprenticeships. He said they were now more acceptable to middle-class parents
EDUCATION COMMISSION
Apprenticeships gain prestige as debt-free route to lucrative jobs
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