Boris Johnson slams “barmy” health and safety rules after a London couple were threatened with being referred to social services for letting their children cycle to school... more
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
Study of science is becoming the preserve of 'posh kids' from private schools amid warnings of a shortage of specialist teachers in state education... more
Ministers have 'played a confidence trick' on a generation of students to go to university with the false promise they will earn more as graduates, leading private schools warned... more
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
A clear majority of independent schools offers pupils at least one International GCSE (IGCSE), a fact that confirms the growing distinction between the independent and maintained school sectors... more
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
Forget the Bullingdon Club. Forget too, these troubled times. Eton College has started its own club for those keen to get on, credit crunch or not: The Stockbroking Society... more
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