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The failure to improve schools in some parts of England has contributed to the feeling of being ignored revealed in the Brexit vote accoridng to the chief inspector of schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw. Dr Elizabeth Jones Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Economics,analyses his statement.

The Labour Party conference is to hold a special debate on grammar schools and consider whether to make scrapping selection altogether a party policy after the issue topped a list of concerns among members. Ian Abbott Associate Professor, Centre for Education Studies analyses the issue.

Dr Des Hewitt from the Centre for Professional Education shares his thoughts on the recent reports, suggesting that in the coming years there will be an increase of the number of places needed for children in schools...

Dr Adam Boddison, Director of the Centre for Professional Education at The University of Warwick, responds to news that a ‘new’ grammar school has been approved in Kent.

Dr Adam Boddison is Director of the University of Warwick’s Centre for Professional Education (CPE) responding to news that school truancies have led to a rise in prosecution of parents, he said,

"The increase of parental prosecutions for school truancy seems to be a worrying trend, particularly given the fact that a significant number of the children truanting are not ducking out of classes in the traditional sense of truancy, but are actually missing school to attend family holidays. Is this something that as a society we should be worried about?"