…to new research. Pupils can be made to feel teachers had little faith in them to begin with if they are laden with compliments, a report by the Sutton Trust…
Careers advice is ‘affecting school results’
…to promote social mobility, warned today that changes had resulted in “a decline in the quality and quantity of the career guidance available to young people in England and the…
Peter Lampl: Should teachers be paid by results?
…commonly held assumption in the business community is that teachers have a soft job with long holidays, are heavily unionised and retire early. But after 15 years chairing the Sutton…
Debunking the Myths Around School Choice
…justify their decision to abandon the state system for private schools elsewhere. And those who have committed to the local Comp have been transformed into evangelical zealots. There is no…
What Works – A winning formula
…commissioned over 40 randomised research trials in our schools – the gold standard for evaluations on what works. Over the coming years these studies will add greatly to our knowledge…
Confusion in the Ranks: How good are England’s Schools?
…published by Pearson. But this is derived mainly from PISA 20092 where the combined reading, maths and science scores place it joint 18th. One-third of the Pearson ranking is contributed…