Writing for the BBC, Hannah Richardson reports on the latest findings from the Education Endowment Foundation.

Parents who use financial incentives to encourage their children to do well in their GCSEs may be wasting their money, a study suggests.

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Dr Kevan Collins, chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation, which published the research, said: “The use of incentives in schools is not a new idea and can appear attractive to schools and parents who are trying to motivate their children.

Read the full article here.

Read the press release on the EEF website here.

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