Once upon a time, someone somewhere said, “Schools should be run like a business.” What they probably meant was that schools should be more fiscally responsible—spending wisely, managing budgets effectively, and ensuring efficiency in operations. Instead, what we have now is an education system where CEOs—a title borrowed from the corporate world—sit at the top…

The English education system is at a crossroads. Over the past two decades, a shift toward multi-academy trusts (MATs) and rigid teaching methods has created a culture where students are increasingly spoon-fed information rather than encouraged to think for themselves. Behaviour management strategies masquerade as pedagogy, reducing lessons to tightly controlled environments where compliance is…

In the UK, education is something most young people take for granted. Schools are free, resources are widely available, and even if students don’t particularly enjoy it, they know they are expected to attend. Yet, across the world, millions of children are denied this opportunity—not because they don’t want to learn, but because circumstances make…