…last decade or so, however, it has been from economists at the London School of Economics, notably Jo Blanden and Stephen Machin, that the highest-profile and most influential findings on…
Delivery depends on detail
…Clark. Both had been highly able ministers, as well as combative advocates in defence of their policies. And both leave significant legacies. For Gove, the media has focused on the…
Sir Peter Lampl: We don’t need no grandiose education
…odds. It should be nothing less than a national priority to find better ways of evaluating, developing and compensating them. Too often, we are seduced by high-profile initiatives that distract…
Match funding schemes would boost fundraising for UK universities
…a topical initiative at a time when a number of high profile departmental closures have occurred. The report highlights successful initiatives in the USA, where 24 states had created programmes…
Educational backgrounds of politicians do not reflect society at large
Nearly a third of MPs and almost two thirds of members of the House of Lords were educated privately, compared to 7% in the wider population, according to a report…
Expand Teach First to Primary Schools
…The proposals include: Creating a ‘Teach Primary’ route to raise the profile and prestige of work-based routes into the sector, drawing on the best of existing programmes. Extending the Teach…