…would have serious effects on all children, but particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with the risk of widening already existing gaps in school readiness. And indeed, many of these negative…
‘More apprenticeships is a good thing—but it’s time to look at the quality’
…We also need to have automatic and smooth progression from level two to level three, or GCSE to A level standard. While the growth of higher and degree-level apprenticeships in…
Want to help your northern child? Become a pushy southern parent
Emine Saner highlighted Sutton Trust research on private tuition in a Guardian piece on the North-South education divide Blame the parents. According to Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner, one reason…
Evaluating EasyPeasy
…for growth. From a policy perspective, cross party consensus has put ‘what works’ centres at the heart of commissioning decisions in many areas from health to education to early intervention….
Trump’s victory is about education, not politics
…claim that “it’s not where you come from but where you’re going to that matters” felt increasingly like empty rhetoric as he surrounded himself with Etonian chums in Whitehall. His…
Sharp rise in children receiving private tuition
The Guardian’s Sally Weale cites findings from our Shadow Schooling report. The private tuition industry is booming, with the proportion of pupils paying for a tutor to help with school…