…and council officials, could vary such spending locally. By the time the coalition government took office, around 280 schools – mainly once‑failing secondaries in disadvantaged areas – had become or…
Starbucksification of schools
…office in 2014. Her predecessor, Michael Gove, had enraged teachers and their unions (which he christened the “blob”, after a monster from a 1958 science-fiction film) with his shake-up of…
Educational Excellence Everywhere – the 10 initiatives first called for by the Sutton Trust
…multi-academy trusts (MATs) and improving their accountability. All of these were asks in the Sutton Trust’s Mobility Manifesto. Notably, in her comments launching the White Paper, the Secretary of State…
Bright state school pupils from Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire to get extra support to access top university courses
…benefit from a series of school visits, project days, campus visits and academic support provided by the University of Nottingham’s community learning hubs. Students will also receive advice on their…
Best in Class Summit
…on classroom management. The new polling commissioned for today’s summit from the National Foundation for Educational Research through the Teacher Voice Omnibus, finds that teachers think financial incentives are the…
TEACHERS IN ADVANTAGED SCHOOLS ARE MORE EXPERIENCED THAN THOSE IN DEPRIVED SCHOOLS
…compared with 96% in the most advantaged fifth. They also reported spending less time teaching and more time on classroom management. The new polling commissioned for today’s summit from the…