…you don’t ensure your children come to school with books in the morning, I’m going to impose a fine which will be supported by law. … Sir Michael Wilshaw told…
Sir Michael Wilshaw: Let headteachers fine ‘feckless’ parents
…“feckless” parents who do not attend parents’ evenings or make sure their children arrive at school with the right books, Ofsted’s chief inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw has said. Speaking today…
Ofsted war on ‘scrappy’ worksheets
…text and library books. ….. Sir Michael said that data from the education charity, the Sutton Trust, ‘should alarm us all’. Over a third of ‘highly able’ boys eligible for…
Please accept my mini genius
…an excellent school — the ones who don’t come from the kind of homes overflowing with books or don’t have parents who value that kind of scholarly attainment so desperately…
Private pupils rule the roost – and not just in politics
…Thomas Piketty noted in his best-selling book Capital in the 21st Century. Or put another way, the more money you have the easier it is to make lots more of…
Welsh teenager fast-tracked to Yale
…including Harvard and Yale are offering packages worth a total of £5.5 million to the sixth-formers, including fees, accommodation, flights, and a books allowance. Read the full article here (£)…