…grounding in research. Examples include using praise lavishly, allowing learners to discover key ideas by themselves, grouping students by ability and presenting information to students based on their “preferred learning…
Recruit, retain and reputation: The 3R’s of the teacher recruitment gap
…69% of teachers agreed the classes they most enjoy teaching have slightly higher attaining students in them. This presents a challenge for recruitment to more disadvantaged schools, where average attainment…
It’s a marathon, not a sprint
…packed room in the House of Commons Dame Martina was preaching to the converted – all those present, be they parliamentarians or representatives from public, private or non-governmental organisations were…
The House of Commons will stay posh until we bring back grammar schools
…stay pretty posh after the next election. A new survey has shown that 31 per cent of prospective parliamentary candidates in winnable seats were privately educated compared to seven per…
Supporting social mobility through the post-18 review
…fee reductions could cut average student debt in half, and reduce debt for the poorest 40% to £12,700. While higher fees and higher loans were previously attractive to the government…
Unfair Deal quoted in debate on replacement of student maintenance grants with loans
…to participate in higher education in the future”. Wes Streeting, MP for Ilford and a former Sutton Trust summer school alumnus, said that the proposals will impact on 500,000 students…