The massacre of Red Crescent and civil defence aid workers has elicited little coverage and no condemnation by major powers — this is the age of lawlessness, warns JOE GILL
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

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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