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Anthony McCaul Articles

Caring roles don’t stop at the school gate

Attendance and behaviour in school are key issues for teachers and government. Charlie Taylor, the government’s ‘behaviour tsar’, is calling for child benefit to be docked from parents whose children are persistent truants and the Labour frontbench agrees that fines...

The trouble with the Troubled Families Programme

The government’s latest report from the Troubled Families Unit – a series of 16 interviews with families that are troubled – has further lifted the lid on the problems families face. The Troubled Families programme is an extension of policies implemented under the...

Family life doesn’t stop at the school gate

Ofsted’s new chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has ruffled a few feathers already this week with outspoken comments on teaching standards and the role of schools in supporting children outside the classroom. We’ll have to see whether or not he lives up to the 'Dirty...

The Work Programme won’t work for Cameron’s ‘troubled’ families

Work at all cost may not be best for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged families. Work first could mean poor outcomes for children and high-cost interventions later. Labour must be the party that tackles deep-rooted disadvantage and offers families a hand up.

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