…freedoms denied to ordinary state schools, like the ability to change how they paid teachers, or to alter their curricula. By the 2010 general election, there were 203 City Academies….
Conor Ryan: Middle earners will pay most in this student loan mess
…today shows how the changes hit people on middle incomes hardest, leaving them paying off their loans into their early fifties. As the government looks increasingly unlikely to break even…
Robert de Vries: Wide variations found in how academy chains are improving grades for poorer pupils
…things around. They would also have freedoms denied to ordinary state schools, like the ability to change how they paid teachers, or to alter their curricula. By the 2010 general…
Four in ten children fail to connect with mum and dad
…clear link to education, behaviour and future employment. The educational divide emerges early in life, with a 19 month school readiness gap between the most and least advantaged children by…
40% of children are at risk of developing literacy problems because they don’t bond with their parents
…education, behaviour and future employment. “The educational divide emerges early in life with a 19 month readiness gap (for schooling) between the most and least advantaged children by the age…
State-educated students ‘achieve better degree passes at university’
…be asked for lower grades than their private-school peers to secure a place on the same course. It makes no difference whether undergraduates attended a community comprehensive, faith school or…