BBC News’ Brian Taylor cites findings from our Global Gaps report. In theatre and politics, atmosphere is all. In both scenarios, said atmosphere is commonly amplified by the onlookers. In…
Sturgeon defends education record over ‘shameful’ report claims
BBC News cites findings from our Global Gaps report. Nicola Sturgeon has defended her government’s record on education after a report raised concerns about the attainment gap in Scottish schools….
‘Waste of talent’ as poor pupils lag behind richer peers
BBC News reports on findings from our Global Gaps report. Clever pupils from poorer homes in the UK are lagging behind their as able but better-off peers in maths, science…
Breaking the Class Ceiling
Conor Ryan on what this week’s news tells us about social mobility Education Secretary Justine Greening recalled yesterday how she’s missed out on a banking job because she hadn’t taken…
Insights from the Anglosphere
…performance is a news editor’s nightmare: stable, unchanging and middle of the international pack. Yet England’s test results for 15 year olds in maths, reading and science are significantly higher…
Children of ‘just managing families left out by grammars’
BBC News’ Judith Burns cites findings from our Gaps in Grammar report. “There is a strong indication that families on below average earnings are not being helped by the current…