Covid-19 has unleashed a global learning crisis for children, but there is a unique opportunity for investment in girls’ education.
Among seven-year-olds in 2012, 24 per cent of free school meal recipients did not reach the expected level in reading, versus 10 per cent of their better off peers.
As a permanent member of the Security Council and close ally to all members of the Coalition, it is in a perfect position to do so.
The meagre efforts of the Department of Health have failed to curtail it.
The early years are absolutely crucial to a child’s prospects, and recruiting more specialist teachers must be a priority.
The instinct of our readers is that the justification of development spending is not that it will have benefits for Britain, but that it is good in itself.
A key question is whether we want their entry into Europe to be controlled by governments or by gangs of people smugglers.
The court’s verdict should encourage Johnson to stop the practice of public bodies pledging allegiance to Stonewall.