How prison isn’t working

A stress on character is at the heart of the reforms which Cameron described yesterday and which Gove is implementing.

Nadhim Zahawi: Social justice is at the heart of what this Government is doing.

We want to ensure that you are not arbitrarily held back because of the colour of your skin, your sexuality or your religious beliefs.

Rebecca Coulson: Do we truly want choice, or do we simply want better schools?

Study of the American education system raises interesting questions about the impact of choice on children’s performance.

Iain Dale: Stop dehumanising migrants

Plus: The turnaround success story of Ebbsfleet Academy. And: the Cecil Parkinson I knew.

Nick Timothy: Faith schools can bring our divided communities together

The Government’s admissions rule for faith-designated free schools is effectively discriminatory against Roman Catholics.

Calvin Robinson: We need to recruit and retain more teachers. Here’s how.

There’s plenty of room for innovation in education. It’s a sector held back by a vocal minority’s fear of change.

Ruth Davidson: The SNP’s record in power is lamentable – but there is an alternative

The nationalists may pose as the opposition, but in reality they are the establishment. They must answer to their failings.

Iain Duncan Smith: How this Government is helping to reform schools, get people into work – and boost life chances

The Prime Minister’s speech yesterday was a reminder that while Labour are obsessed by transfering income our focus instead is on improving lives.

The truth about Letwin

He’s certainly not a racist nor predominately a progressive – but, rather, almost laboratory-standard evidence of the Tory hunger for office.

Anna Round: If Osborne’s Northern Powerhouse is to work, it needs devolved education and skills – not just infrastructure

Nicky Morgan’s department is the untouched by devolution – yet it can make the biggest difference in creating the Northern Powerhouse,

John Bald: Gibb is even winning over the bandit country of the Guardian

Phonics are the basis of learning to read in any language that uses an alphabet.

Tomorrow, Osborne must pass the surplus test

He has succeeded in boosting recovery, but failed to eliminate the deficit. Now he must prove his determination to fix that roof – whether the sun is shining or not.

Paul Abbott: The Coalition in 163 charts

The Institute for Government’s new guide reminds us that the Conservative-Liberal Democrat partnership helped to improve Britain for the better.

Abigail Watson: Health and education are part of a prosperous society

Yet they’re currently holding Britain back in the Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index. The Government can change this – if it wants to.

Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP: Why I’m supporting the First Aid in Schools Bill

The case for teaching first aid to all young people is unassailable.