…from top degree courses because of spiralling costs and freezes on student numbers will be a double blow for social mobility. At the same time, we need to ensure that…
ADAPT GCSE TO BE NATIONAL EXAM AT 14
…Centre for Education and Employment Research conclude that there are lessons for the new Coalition Government from international comparisons of admissions to, and the structure of, the ‘lower’ and ‘upper’…
Less than 10% of teachers think government school reforms will improve outcomes for less privileged children
…very small proportion (also 8%) thought free schools would drive up education standards with 67% disagreeing (30% strongly). 66% thought that free schools would lead to greater social segregation between…
Smaller classes, uniforms, and primary homework among the least effective ways of boosting school performance
…education published by the Sutton Trust today. Significant gains in attainment meanwhile come from proven classroom approaches – providing effective feedback on pupil’s performance, encouraging students to think about their…
The budget’s early years reforms risk entrenching pre-school inequality
…We wouldn’t give better off families longer hours in school, so why are we doing exactly that in the early years? In 2019, a House of Commons Education Committee report…
How has the National Tutoring Programme changed the tutoring landscape – and what next for the NTP?
…is helping to level the playing field when it comes to access. Data from the COVID Social Mobility and Opportunities (COSMO) Study, a major new longitudinal study looking at young…