…the STEM degree courses that large tech companies tend to recruit from and cannot take the financial risk that is part of working for a start-up company. There are around…
Celebrating what works: How schools can successfully promote apprenticeships
…creating peer support networks, assigning tutors to assist with application forms and bringing in experts from industry to help them with the process. Think about the wider school community Apprenticeship…
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…
Missing their potential: bright british boys lose out with 30 month reading gap
…to the Professions. 2. The report The Reading Gap is available at https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/READINGGAP.pdf 3. The OECD PISA study for 2009 compared the reading scores of 15 year-olds in 32 countries,…
Pupil Premium strategies: A guide for teachers
…for Free School Meals from attending the country’s top performing state comprehensives. And finally… It is very disappointing to learn that the 2024 results show little to no progress in…
Free schools: Seven years on
…subsequently boost choice and competition between them. Although parental involvement was a key element of the free school programme, in our latest report – Free for all? Analysing free schools…