…they would complete the year, compared to a slightly lower proportion (6%) of middle-class students. While the Westminster government has recently announced £70 million in funds for student hardship, the…
School closures lead to lower social mobility and billions in lost earnings for the covid generation
…months, compared to 2.4 months in the least deprived schools. Unless considerable efforts are made to redress this balance, today’s report warns that this learning loss will have a significant…
Two-thirds of school heads have cut teachers to save money
…pointed out the difficulty in closing their attainment gaps given factors outside the school gates. When it comes to deciding which programmes and approaches to adopt to improve learning, the…
Free schools fail to fulfil their original purpose
…self-improving school system, driving up standards through greater school choice and increased competition. But while free schools were meant to increase the number of schools with innovative approaches to their…
App games and tips help toddlers develop
…evaluation of EasyPeasy carried out with a different community demographic in Bournemouth, which showed significant positive benefits for children’s cognitive self-regulation and parents’ setting of boundaries. Previous research commissioned by…
Response to new UCAS data
…thousands of young people of all ages, from early years through to access to the professions. UCAS full figures from ‘UK application rates by the January deadline’ are published http://www.ucas.com/corporate/data-and-analysis/ucas-undergraduate-releases/2018-cycle-applicant-figures-january-deadline…