…merit-based scholarships The successful programme participants include 10 Scottish, 5 Northern Irish and 2 Welsh students. In 2014-15, there were over 10,700 students from the UK studying in the US,…
Leading article: Scotland’s education problems will test Swinney
…term? The message has been delivered, loud and clear, many times. The First Minister acknowledged some time ago that opposition parties were hitting home with their attacks on the Scottish…
Changing the law
…students from using. And yet, in this case, it illustrates my point nicely, which is quite annoying really. The law shapes our everyday lives in so many ways: the debate…
Sutton Trust cited during final Commons debate on Education and Adoption Bill
…will now be scrutinised in the House of Lords. In a wide ranging debate Louise Haigh, Labour MP for Sheffield Heeley, cited the recent Sutton Trust report Chain Effects, saying:…
Sutton Trust influences debates on new education Bill
…Lee Elliot Major may be found here. The transcript showing School Minister Nick Gibb MP’s comments in reference to the Sutton Trust may be found here. The transcript showing Shadow…
Ofsted head says ‘feckless’ parents should be fined if they don’t support schools
…should be shamed if they fail to turn up to parents’ evenings. Sir Michael Wilshaw also said he wished he could fine parents if they did not support the schools…