…private prep school, bucks a recent trend that saw presidents with degrees from either Yale or Harvard. The president-elect graduated with an economics degree from the University of Pennsylvania. For…
Thousands of disadvantaged pupils miss out on taking languages, history and geography at GCSE each year
…the previous government, disadvantaged pupils were much less likely to study it than their better-off peers (30% vs 13%). Taking prior attainment into account, they identified 5,500 disadvantaged pupils who…
Why schools can’t teach character
…of you who don’t follow every twist of the education debate, the idea that ‘character’ should be taught in schools has gained a lot of traction in recent years. And…
Evaluating widening participation
…with the release of a report for the Higher Education Funding Council for England (Hefce) which “found little evidence that impact is being systematically evaluated by institutions”. Previous reports have…
Parent power for all
Conor Ryan considers today’s new Sutton Trust report showing parent power as the preserve of the professional classes. A spate of reports in recent weeks has told differing stories about…
Delivery depends on detail
…Clark. Both had been highly able ministers, as well as combative advocates in defence of their policies. And both leave significant legacies. For Gove, the media has focused on the…