…the real cost of living, rewarding a hard day’s work with a fair day’s pay. “We have accredited over 2,000 leading employers, ranging from independent printers, bookshops and breweries, to…
Are state schools actually providing a better education than private schools?
…person who’d get anywhere near a Tatler list. The high society bible is best known for its glamorous Most Invited list and its much-coveted Little Black Book of the most…
Ofsted head says ‘feckless’ parents should be fined if they don’t support schools
…you don’t ensure your children come to school with books in the morning, I’m going to impose a fine which will be supported by law. … Sir Michael Wilshaw told…
Sir Michael Wilshaw: Let headteachers fine ‘feckless’ parents
…“feckless” parents who do not attend parents’ evenings or make sure their children arrive at school with the right books, Ofsted’s chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has said. Speaking today…
Ofsted war on ‘scrappy’ worksheets
…text and library books. ….. Sir Michael said that data from the education charity, the Sutton Trust, ‘should alarm us all’. Over a third of ‘highly able’ boys eligible for…
Please accept my mini genius
…an excellent school — the ones who don’t come from the kind of homes overflowing with books or don’t have parents who value that kind of scholarly attainment so desperately…