…Milburn, David Johnston, Paul Gregg and the Conservative peer Gillian Shephard have resigned from their posts at the Social Mobility Commission. The Government will be appointing a new chair in…
How star jumps can boost nursery children’s learning
…to help them provide more learning opportunities for young children. Teachers can help parents to give their young children a head start at school by showing them how to count…
Sutton Scholar wins award for ‘best effort’
…programme after a strong recommendation from his teacher at Francis Combe Academy in Watford, as well as excellent grades. He met several of the social mobility criteria for the programme;…
Lessons in early years policy
…have benefited from tax credits. Sure Start children’s centres brought many services together too. The free entitlement was to 12.5 hours a week of early years education, planned locally but…
Social mobility summit blog
…“coming from a wealthy family” when it comes to the chances of young people getting ahead in life. According to Ben Page, Ipsos MORI chief executive, anxiety about education is…
Summer school successes
…by 20% over this period. Top universities are better focused on access, and generally are led by people with a strong commitment to improving opportunities for able students from low…