Believe the hype and Britain is on the verge of a great levelling. Of course it is good news to learn that 1,400 more students from disadvantaged homes will be…
Worlds Apart
…with different countries, we need to embark on genuine translation and efforts from all sides to make it work. As a former news editor, my one piece of advice to…
Competitive Edge
…which teachers, advisers and others can use to promote the programme with parents and students. More candidates is only good news provided they are from the backgrounds the programme is…
Pupil premium ‘plugs budget holes’
The Press Association report on our pupil premium poll was covered in many news outlets including MSN. Some schools are using extra funding designed to help their poorest pupils to…
‘Wage premium’ for fee-pay schools
Alison Kershaw’s Press Association report of the Sutton Trust/SMF report on Open Access was covered by MSN News and many local and national news media. Privately educated children are likely…
‘Salary premium’ for private school pupils
Katherine Sellgren reports at BBC News online on the new Sutton Trust/SMF Open Access research. UK children who are privately educated are likely to earn almost £200,000 more between the…