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Conservative Home9 Apr 2026

Callum Price: Is it time we took the taxpayer out of the financing of students altogether?

Universities are not paid to train or educate; they are paid to recruit. They get their fee when they accept a student, regardless of how they do or whether they go on to get a job. What if we took the taxpayer out of it entirely and make universities loan directly to their students. The post Callum Price: Is it time we took the taxpayer out of the financing of students altogether? appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home9 Apr 2026

Elizabeth Campbell: In Kensington and Chelsea, we have been leading the way on special education

At a time when schools are already under significant pressure, any shift of additional responsibility onto them must be carefully considered. The post Elizabeth Campbell: In Kensington and Chelsea, we have been leading the way on special education appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Apr 2026

Lewis Defraine: How GCSE specifications are driving away our next generation of Conservatives

Young people are an eternal problem for conservatism— but they aren’t a lost cause. In the Conservative Party’s fight for nationwide relevance, education must become a new frontline. The post Lewis Defraine: How GCSE specifications are driving away our next generation of Conservatives appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home8 Apr 2026

Mark Yale: Local government service is where ‘One Nation Conservatism’ really delivers

Voters do not judge us by our ideological purity, they judge us by whether the bins are collected, the schools are improving, and the state of the local high street and economy. The success of the Party at general elections is built on local Conservative politicians achieving this. The post Mark Yale: Local government service is where ‘One Nation Conservatism’ really delivers appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Conservative Home7 Apr 2026

Alex Dale: SEND reform – a moment for Conservative reflection, not reflex opposition

We are spending more, yet too many families, schools and councils remain dissatisfied. And too many children are not receiving the support they need to thrive. The post Alex Dale: SEND reform – a moment for Conservative reflection, not reflex opposition appeared first on Conservative Home.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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