…department. Throughout the week we were thrown into a whirlwind of interesting theories, captivating research and surprisingly interesting maths. All was presented to us by lecturers completely against the typical…
EEF: Philosophy sessions ‘boost primary school results’
Hannah Richardson reported for BBC News on a successful Education Endowment Foundation trial on philosophy in primary schools. Weekly philosophy sessions in class can boost primary school pupils’ ability in…
Sir Michael Wilshaw: Let headteachers fine ‘feckless’ parents
…at a Sutton Trust and Education Endowment Foundation summit on the pupil premium, Sir Michael said that when he was a headteacher he “would have loved” to be able to…
Poor white families feel ‘abandoned’, says Wilshaw
…the school system, Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw has said. Poor, white communities needed to be served by better schools and school leaders, he said. But parents also had a…
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan hits out at ‘soft bigotry’ holding back poorer pupils
The Mirror featured Nicky Morgan’s speech at the Sutton Trust and Education Endowment Foundation Summit. Nicky Morgan is to hit out at “soft bigotry” in schools which she says is…
Poor children do worse at school because of the ‘bigotry of low expectation’
The Daily Mail features Nicky Morgan’s speech at the Sutton Trust and Education Endowment Foundation Summit. Children from poor families do worse at school because of the ‘bigotry of low…