…no pupil can take an A-level? That’s the prospect facing parents in Knowsley on Merseyside. If that was happening in green-wellied Oxfordshire or the sharp-elbowed London boroughs there would have…
Minister confirms pupil premium will not be changed
…the proportion of people from disadvantaged backgrounds entering HE by the end of this Parliament from 2009 levels. Schools have a critical role in delivering on this commitment. We have…
First new grammar school in 50 years
…mobility down the drain after it emerged Britain will have its first new grammar school for 50 years. It is understood education secretary Nicky Morgan will give the green light…
Summer Stateside
…application video (which, can I just point out, you will cringe over), it really is unbelievable to think that the trip has come and passed. Despite it being my first…
Nearly one in three key candidates standing at the general election is privately educated
…260). The second largest block of PPCs (64) is from the Conservatives, followed by UKIP (30), the Liberal Democrats (16), the Green Party (3), Plaid Cymru (2), and Sinn Féin…
Mobility in the Manifestos
…this message to the three main party conferences over the next month, where leading figures from each party will debate different proposals from our manifesto. Whatever the result of next…