…in struggling schools to tackle underachievement by poor, white, working-class children, a committee of MPs has recommended. A report by the Commons education committee said that white British children from…
Independent school education found to boost grades and earnings
…found that only 7.6% of those who went to state schools were earning over £70,000 a year in their thirties, compared to 18.2% of those who attended independent schools under…
The Educational backgrounds of 500 leading figures
…chief executives of FTSE companies are now non-British and were thus educated abroad. Just under a third of CEOs are currently from abroad, compared with less than one in ten…
Reforming post-18 education
…were concerned that current plans did not match up to that idea. In particular, the limited list of approved Level 3 qualifications was seen by some as too narrow, and…
A Fair Start? The case for early years reform
…each year, the pattern changes as fashion dictates. The result is a mille feuille of policy and practice. I really shouldn’t mix my metaphors so recklessly. But my point is…
How can speech and language therapists help nurseries catch up this year?
…time limited (often relying only on initial training) and do not provide ongoing support to practitioners to embed their skills in their practice, allowing them to come back with questions…