…over half (52%) believe they have the skills required. Employers felt that young people who have completed apprenticeships are best prepared, with two-thirds (64%) agreeing that apprentices have the life…
Best in Class: afternoon report
…flexibility, such as being prepared to accept that former Teach First teachers might leave and then return to teaching mid-career. Andreas Schleicher addressed the question of how schools tried to…
White noise
…available. I suspect it will need a powerful combination of these to help crack one of education’s most enduring problems. Comments Dylan Wiliam, Institute of Education, University of London |…
Two-thirds of school heads have cut teachers to save money
…also asked about how they spend their pupil premium, which is additional money paid for every disadvantaged pupil in a school and intended to close the attainment gap. One quarter…
Over 1 in 5 A-Level students missed more than 20 days of school due to Covid-19 in run up to exams this year
…concerned than those from middle class backgrounds. These concerns come amid warnings that more students than usual will be left without a place at their preferred university this year, as…
A Fair Start? Levelling up should be child’s play
…come from the well-qualified educators running well designed, play-based programmes that are age-appropriate. Children thrive in these settings when they experience continuity, compassion, and creativity on the part of the…