…assumption is that they have an easy job with long holidays, early retirement and generous pensions. But after spending the past 15 years in education, chairing the trust and more…
Lee Elliot Major: Is Michael Gove correct that the private and state school gap has narrowed significantly?
…than 2,000 comprehensives and colleges nationally. More worrying is the career prospects gap. Our research shows 60 per cent of leaders in the financial services sector are from independent schools,…
Sound Foundations: Early childcare must be top quality
…current provision for two-year-olds is not yet fit for purpose. Offering less than high-quality places to young children whose parents are not in work addresses neither the child development nor…
Parliament and Policy: June 2014
…MP Alex Cunningham and Conservative children’s minister Liz Truss on child care. Click here to view the discussion. 18 June – The Education Select Committee report The Education Select Committee…
Is Michael Gove correct that the private and state school gap has narrowed significantly?
…entry into Oxbridge and other elite universities. One Sutton Trust study found that four independent schools and one college had more Oxbridge entrants than 2,000 comprehensives and colleges nationally. More…
Early childcare must be top-quality
…addresses neither the child development nor child poverty aims. We have therefore recommended the government delay its planned expansion of free places for two-year-olds and focus on improving the quality…