John Roberts cites our Changing the subject research. THOUSANDS OF pupils from poor backgrounds miss out on taking on foreign language and humanities at GCSE limiting their future choices at…
Attachment, Babies and Carrying
…Sutton Trust who say: “While the majority of children are securely attached, 40 per cent are insecurely attached.” This lack of secure attachment will have a major impact on future…
Scotland’s access challenge
…to credit that learning. Sturgeon has commendably accepted many of the recommendations of the Commission, including the idea of an independent Commissioner for Fair Access – a cross between Les…
Primary data
James Richardson, Senior Analyst at the Education Endowment Foundation, discusses how their Families of Schools database can help schools understand and overcome their common challenges. For teachers, context is king….
Unfair Deal quoted in debate on replacement of student maintenance grants with loans
…Sutton Trust when she commented that “students from wealthy backgrounds are 10 times more likely to secure a place at university than those from poorer backgrounds”. Rupa Huq, Labour MP…
Ian Jack: India’s caste system and British private education are hardly alike, but both divide their societies
…even smaller: 5% had attended a comprehensive, compared with the 21% who had gone to selective schools and the 74% who had gone private. In the military, only 12% of…