…even if it did, there would be perverse consequences: good schools being shut, parents being denied choice in a liberal democracy – all with no guarantee the comprehensive ideal would…
Parliament and Policy: July 2014
…the classroom. David Laws MP (Minister for Schools and the Cabinet Office): Teacher retention remains high: 90% of those entering the profession are teaching one year later, and 78% are…
Parliament and Policy: June 2014
…MP Alex Cunningham and Conservative children’s minister Liz Truss on child care. Click here to view the discussion. 18 June – The Education Select Committee report The Education Select Committee…
Make school admissions fairer
…apply to good schools. More importantly, those from disadvantaged homes wouldn’t be priced out of applying to the best comprehensives, improving social mobility. Conor Ryan, Director of Research and Communications…
LABOUR TO OFFER ‘EARN AND LEARN’ TECHNICAL DEGREES
Writing for The Independent Andrew Grice reports on Labour’s plans for a ‘technical degree,’ revealed today at the Sutton Trust/Pearson Summit. Young people who do not want or get a…
New outreach programme to boost equality in Medicine
…as a medical student is like and provide advice on putting together their applications. Shivam Patel, a third year medical student at Imperial and member of Vision said:“Coming from a…