…That would have been meaningful. In times when it still remains a common expression to ‘give back to the community’ – normally used to encourage volunteering in the community –…
Ballots and Banding
…policies. 17% of sponsored academies used one or both criteria, compared with 5% of all comprehensives. Today’s research follows reports by the Trust last year which showed that the proportion…
Sir Peter Lampl: We don’t need no grandiose education
…Oxbridge than 2,000 state schools and colleges combined. While the gap in GCSE results between pupils from the poorest homes — those entitled to free school meals — and other…
Sound Foundations: Early childcare must be top quality
…current provision for two-year-olds is not yet fit for purpose. Offering less than high-quality places to young children whose parents are not in work addresses neither the child development nor…
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…
Early childcare must be top-quality
…addresses neither the child development nor child poverty aims. We have therefore recommended the government delay its planned expansion of free places for two-year-olds and focus on improving the quality…