…of Britain’s top government posts suddenly were placed into new hands. And look past the decisions that the new Prime Minister made about the usual parameters of gender, left-right factions…
Scotland worst in UK for poorest children going straight to university, says report
…“This damning report confirms that Scotland still has some way to go when it comes to offering the same opportunities to students from disadvantaged backgrounds.” Read his full piece here….
Fair Education Alliance report draws on Sutton Trust research
…brightest children coming from poor backgrounds. There’s that damning statistic, the one that keeps me awake at night, from the Sutton Trust. Seven thousand of our brightest children, mainly from…
Engaging parents
…in age from two to six. The interventions include supporting parents to engage in their children’s learning through developing their own love of books, identifying day to day opportunities to…
Jobs galore in London’s Square Mile … but not if you’re under 24
…to create jobs for the capital’s young people. A report to be published this week warns of problems ahead if the City does not act soon to help create opportunities…
Sayeeda Warsi interview on social mobility
Baroness Warsi, the Conservative peer, cites Leading People in a Guardian interviewby Emile Saner, focusing on social mobility On the evening of the day Sayeeda Warsi resigned from the cabinet,…