…for higher levels of attendance, behaviour and homework led to increased effort in the classroom. … The latest study, which was commissioned by the Education Endowment Foundation, a government-funded charity,…
Cash incentives ‘don’t boost GCSE results’
…GCSEs may be wasting their money, a study suggests. … Dr Kevan Collins, chief executive of the Education Endowment Foundation, which published the research, said: “The use of incentives in…
Cash for grades?
…also an idea that schools have picked up on in the UK. In a small scale survey of the 33 schools that responded, 18 said they used incentive systems to…
Quidditch, Dragons and a Week Full of Fun
…amazing fun. Getting to know everyone better and chatting (whilst collecting our results) was great. Finishing the academic week with a presentation and reporting back on our findings was a…
What Works – A winning formula
…of students with similar backgrounds who aren’t on the programme. We also know they are highly cost-effective: when Boston Consulting Group did a cost-benefit analysis of the Trust’s programmes –…
FE colleges can do more to boost aspiration
…excellence is not clashing with an ideology of supporting students at the other end of the spectrum. But our brightest students should go to the best universities. Guest blogger 1…