We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Education
"Our reforms to university funding mean you do not have to pay anything towards tuition while studying, and only start paying back if you earn over £21,000 per year"—Conservative manifesto … Read
Education
The Liberal Democrats have pledged to "Extend free school meals to all children in primary education as resources allow and following a full evaluation of free meals for infants". We don't know yet wh Read
Education
Academies, including free schools, are directly accountable to the Secretary of State for Education, while all other state-funded schools are accountable to local authorities. Read
Education
We've taken a look at competing claims about apprenticeships in the Conservative and Labour manifestos for the 2015 general election. Read
Education
"We will end the wasteful and poorly performing Free Schools programme"—Labour manifesto "There are over 250 new free schools [...] delivering better education for the children who need it most"—Conservative … Read
Education
The government committed to deliver two million apprenticeships by the 2015 general election. The target has been hit, but questions have been raised as to how much it should be heralded a success. Read
Education
The Conservatives announced today that if elected they would introduce a requirement for 11 year olds to resit their SATs in their first year of secondary school if they don't … Read
Education
"Under the last Labour government 1 in 3 of our young people were leaving primary school unable to read or write or add up properly"—Nicky Morgan, Secretary of State for … Read
Education
Last updated 08/04/2015 On Easter Sunday—a slow news day in the secular world—BBC News picked up on a survey of teachers in which many report that financial pressure on pupils' … Read
Education
The laws on employing unqualified teachers in English state schools were relaxed in 2012 We can't tell what effect that's had on the number of unqualified teachers yet Combined science … Read
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