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Heads attack Mandelson over �sinister� Oxbridge entry policy targets

23.11.09

Lord Mandelson faces a backlash from some of Britain�s leading schools over his 'sinister' plan to force Oxford and Cambridge to take more working-class pupils... more

How will I find a big school for my boys?

19.10.09

It's the most stressful problem for any London parent and there are no easy answers. Should you send your child private, state, grammar or faith? Our writer describes her personal journey through the capital's educational maze... more

Top private schools launch attack on Cameron�s �unrealistic� reforms

02.10.09

David Cameron suffers major blow on eve of the Conservative Party conference as Britain�s most prestigious private schools condemns his flagship education reforms... more

Jessica de Lotz is a switched-on jeweller

14.08.09

Jessica de Lotz, 24, graduated from Central Saint Martins last summer and this year won the Coutts New Jeweller Award... more

School fees will rise to pay for poor, say head

14.07.09

Middle-class parents will be forced to pay higher private school fees to subsidise places for poor children after a landmark ruling, headteachers warned... more

Work wars between Peston and Flanders

27.04.09

With the economy the story of the decade, the rivalry between BBC duo Robert Peston and Stephanie Flanders is now hotting up... more

Minute waltz plays out for radio star and MP Clement Freud

16.04.09

Sir Clement Freud, whose eclectic career as a broadcaster, writer, politician and celebrity chef marked him out as a much-loved British institution, has died at the age of 84... more

Now children are punished for going to good schools

07.04.09

News of the latest salvo in a strange war between parents and the Government comes from Durham University, which has turned down a boy from St Paul's School with four A grades at A-level... more

St Paul�s School in �150m rebuild

07.11.08

A leading private school has launched the biggest fundraising drive of its kind to replace its ageing buildings... more

The feminist grandee with her eyes firmly fixed on Number 10

29.07.08

This week Harriet Harman is holding meetings in Downing Street and launching policy while the PM is away. Is she merely minding the shop - or positioning herself for power?... more

Families hit by 6.5 per cent rise in school fees

30.04.08

Londoners who send their children to private schools have been hit with an inflation-busting hike in fees of 6.5 per cent... more

Boy with a baton

08.05.07

Simon Rattle made his Glyndebourne debut at 22. Now at 24, Robin Ticciati is following in his footsteps of his great mentor - and he's terrified. ... more

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