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What we have to look forward to in education in 2023
Rishi Sunak’s maths gimmick doesn’t add up: as we enter the new year, teacher ROBERT POOLE looks at the challenges we will face from a fragile Tory government
READY TO STRIKE: Education workers in Brent encourage NEU members to vote in favour of industrial action, December 2022

IT would seem that there is never a dull moment in education.

We are barely a week into the new year and already it feels like everyone has an opinion on what teachers should teach and how pupils should learn.

Everyone is an expert because, unlike most other professions, everyone has some experience of being in a school.

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