Lucy Powell: “He [Burnham] really understands the bigger, bolder measures that are needed to live up to the manifesto promises.”

That’s not a coincidence — it’s a consequence. It’s his legacy.

The treadmill of failure of GCSE English and maths.

I’m not here to worry about private schools. I’m here to worry about state schools.

One million. That’s how many young people from the education system Michael Gove presided over who are now left outside education, not in employment and not in training. That’s not a coincidence – it’s a consequence. It’s his legacy.