…still producing better results than comprehensives.[4] Here comes the market Change was initiated under the Conservatives with their belief that competition through a market ideology could drive up standards in…
Ministers urged to ensure all academies learn lessons from strongest school chains
THE GOVERNMENT needs to take urgent action to ensure the success of the best performing academy chains is repeated across the system, according to an education charity. The Sutton Trust…
Learning from Open Access
…of the Assisted Places Scheme has widely been interpreted as supporting the recreation of the APS. But, in fact, the Trust does not believe that resurrecting that scheme is desirable;…
Has the time come for a new admissions system?
…the idea has come and gone. Today’s announcement that the introduction of PQA would be Labour party policy follows hot on the heels of two related reviews from Universities UK…
Reflections on the evidence on Summer Schools
…of applying to university, they were ultimately twice as likely to go on to enrol at a university than similar students. Long term tracking Alongside collecting survey data, we have…
So long, farewell….
…mobility: try and focus on the succinct and the accessible. The compromise is worth it if it leads to change. And, in fact, I’ll practice what I preach and keep…