…gap is likely to be the result of ever widening wealth gaps – once again highlighted by the annual Sunday Times Rich List. Despite a slight decline in wealth, the…
England degree debt ‘highest in English-speaking world’
…owe between $29,000 (£20,500), for students at public or private non-profit universities, and $32,600, for those at private for-profit universities. …… Sir Peter Lampl, who chairs the Sutton Trust, said:…
Primary schools accused of ‘social segregation’ by favouring students from high-income families
…schools – had complicated oversubscription criteria that actively discouraged parents of poorer children and allowed the schools to be selective about which pupils were granted a place. The findings have…
Starbucksification of schools
…pay teachers what they want and set shorter holidays. It would be a big, rapid change: currently 59% of secondary schools and only 17% of primary schools are academies. ……..
Best in Class: afternoon report
…Carnegie Corporation of New York Sir Michael made a strong contribution to the afternoon panel session, which was chaired by Barry Sheerman MP. He said something was clearly going wrong…
Best in Class: morning report
…he said needed to change its approach. He said civic leaders had prioritised a “comfortable status quo” for adults over the needs of children and young people. He said that…