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Conservative Home2 Apr 2026

Matthew Jeffrey: Top grades today, but a barista tomorrow – we’re failing the AI generation (Part 1)

Degrees still matter in many professions, but research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies shows that a growing share of graduates earn little more than non-graduates ten years after leaving university, particularly outside a handful of high-demand fields. The post Matthew Jeffrey: Top grades today, but a barista tomorrow – we’re failing the AI generation (Part 1) appeared first on Conservative Home.

EconomyEducation
Conservative Home1 Apr 2026

Michael Gray: The Conservative policy on social media for U16’s is pro-childhood not anti-tech

The impact of social media in schools is visible in friendship groups destabilised overnight by the fallout from group chats; in the heightened anxiety that stems from constant comparison; in the quiet but persistent erosion of self-regulation. The post Michael Gray: The Conservative policy on social media for U16’s is pro-childhood not anti-tech appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
Conservative Home24 Mar 2026

Oliver Dean: Releasing LEO data would stop the rise of ‘Mickey-Mouse’ degrees

The government spends billions subsidising student loans it knows will never be repaid. The least it can do is give students the information to make better decisions in the first place. The post Oliver Dean: Releasing LEO data would stop the rise of ‘Mickey-Mouse’ degrees appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
Conservative Home16 Mar 2026

Xander West: The Conservative Party must revive the CPC

The CPC was such a vital asset in policy formation and election campaigns alike, for its educational mission essentially advanced conservatism and strong, articulate conservatives within the Conservative Party. The post Xander West: The Conservative Party must revive the CPC appeared first on Conservative Home.

PoliticsEducation
Conservative Home10 Mar 2026

John Bald: Conservatives are deluded to think we have defeated the “progressive” educationalists

Labour has shown, through blocking an Eton-sponsored sixth form in the North-East, and its vindictive VAT levy on independent schools, that it continues to put ideology before progress. The post John Bald: Conservatives are deluded to think we have defeated the “progressive” educationalists appeared first on Conservative Home.

Education
Conservative Home2 Mar 2026

Laura Trott: Labour love to think of themselves as ‘fair’ but they are failing our young people

The real injustice today is not that the old consensus around higher education and future employment is being questioned. It is that a generation is living with its consequences long after the whole system stopped working for them. The post Laura Trott: Labour love to think of themselves as ‘fair’ but they are failing our young people appeared first on Conservative Home.

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