Eleanor Harding

A rallying cry rang out across the Brighton Centre last month. It belonged to Daniel Kebede, the general secretary of Britain's largest teaching union.

The National Education Union (NEU) is set to hold the country to ransom with walkouts in most schools after Christmas , disrupting exam classes and forcing parents to find childcare.

Continue reading Britain's biggest teaching union is plotting its most disruptive ever school strikes, fuelled by Labour moves to make industrial action easier, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

Eight schools have adopted the move so far, with more expected to follow if successful.

The Social Mobility Commission has released new analysis showing the 'grandparent effect' can lead to better outcomes, including educational attainment.

Continue reading Continue reading Grandmothers are instrumental in enhancing a child's success in life, especially when they are well-off, according to a report.

Polling by Universities UK found 79 per cent of institutions have been pursuing voluntary redundancies over the last three years.

Continue reading Continue reading Four in five universities are looking to shed jobs amid a worsening financial crisis, a new survey has shown.

Sir Philip Augar said he 'shares the general outrage' over rule changes that mean graduates will pay more towards their Plan 2 loans from next year.

Eleanor Harding Education Editor Private school pupils are in decline following Labour's VAT raid, with 30,000 fewer enrolled since before it took effect.