…is required – certainly the case for new grammars and abolishing Gove’s cap on faith admissions in new schools. He certainly needs to address the uneven performance of academy chains…
November 2017 – Westminster Roundup
…in England. Find the full Hansard here. Lord Shinkwin mentioned the Education Endowment Foundation’s during a motion ‘to take note of the case for a comprehensive agenda to address regional…
Do apprenticeships pay?
…there is indeed a strong case for incentivising apprenticeship provision for young people. It is unfortunate that they have not been the major beneficiary of the policy drive to increase…
College costs and lost opportunities
…It urgently needs review to include the case for mean-tested fees. We know that the access gap at top universities is stubborn and wide, with those from disadvantaged backgrounds being…
Conor Ryan: Our disadvantaged high-attainers are the forgotten class
…they support those with poorer test scores aged 11 remains an open question. There is a good case for addressing their needs more directly. Read the full piece here (£)…
Academy Advancement?
…of school improvement is just not happening. This is particularly the case when several of these chains have been in this position over multiple years of our reports. The country’s…