…President of Pearson Core Markets, said: “Vocational education’s time has come: we know that young people want it and employers need it. The UK has the opportunity to put high…
Methodology matters
…made by thousands of teachers. Other research uses more precise measures, including age appropriate tests, administered by highly trained assessors. The researchers only looked at each child’s assessment at the…
Ten things we need from the Education Recovery Plan to boost Social Mobility
…can achieve more through a coordinated approach. The government’s £300m commitment to the recovery premium back in March is a good start. This should be ideally increased (at the Trust…
Sharp increase in school leaders reporting spending cuts, with primary schools hit hardest by funding pressures
…and retention crisis, reforming the national funding formula to ensure schools facing the highest needs have adequate funding, and restoring Pupil Premium funding to previous levels in real terms. Sir…
One-third of MPs in new House of Commons was privately educated
…in marginal constituencies and those in seats where the previous MP was not standing again. Only a quarter of female MPs were privately educated compared with 35% of their male…
ACCESS GAP TO BEST APPRENTICESHIPS
…apprenticeship – GCSE standard – automatically progressing to level 3. It also wants to ensure that all apprenticeships are of high quality, with many more higher and degree level apprenticeships…