…and a minority of faith schools, each of which allocated places in broadly similar ways, now the education landscape is dotted with academies, free schools, foundation and trust schools, city…
Sir Peter Lampl: Why should only rich kids grow up to be judges?
…of whether private schools should sponsor new state-funded academies and help to break down the state-independent school divide. While laudable, this would not provide access to private schools for students…
Lotteries should decide secondary school admissions, parents say
…Our poll shows a public appetite for change in oversubscribed comprehensives and academies. We need changes too to ensure fair access to grammar schools, independent schools and elite universities.” The…
Parents increasingly coming round to the idea of ballots for school places
…at the hearts of any programme to improve social mobility. Our poll shows an appetite for change in oversubscribed comprehensives and academies.” Read the full article on the Independent website….
The Trouble With Boys
…Kent academies and working with University College London to support highly able pupils from Year 8 onwards over five years. Of course, Michael Gove’s changes to the exam system and…
Can we reach consensus on secondary reform?
…by academies, the 50 per cent of secondary schools that are free to choose most of their own curriculum, and the extent to which today’s parents expect them to adopt…