February 28, 2013
February 28, 2013
Ofsted head, Sir Michael Wilshaw, says businesses should make staff take part in running schools, and some governors should be paid. School governors need to offer more professional leadership he believes. Read the full story. Relevant research: The School Governance Study – Bath university and Governing our Schools
Read moreFebruary 26, 2013
February 26, 2013
MPs are being urged to level the playing field for post-16 education. Under the current financial arrangements 6th form colleges appear to be disadvantaged. Read the full story.
Read moreFebruary 8, 2013
February 8, 2013
A study by the University and College Union (UCU) has revealed a “tale of two Britains”, with one in four people having no qualifications in some areas. Read the full story.
Read moreFebruary 7, 2013
February 7, 2013
The cost of postgraduate study is an extra obstacle to social mobility. A new Sutton Trust study says if students need postgraduate degrees for a tough jobs market, poor students should not be priced out. “Postgraduate study is becoming increasingly the preserve of the better off student, both from home and abroad”, concludes Sir Peter […]
Read moreFebruary 6, 2013
February 6, 2013
An OECD study finds that 15-year-old girls outperform their male counterparts around the world – except in the US, Britain and Canada. The cause for poor performances is said to be environmental. Read the full story.
Read moreFebruary 5, 2013
February 5, 2013
A study of youth attitudes has raised concerns about young men in the “squeezed middle” who are deeply pessimistic about their future chances. Among these young men – from families of skilled or semi-skilled workers – more than two-thirds never expect to own their own home. This identification of a distinctive group of aggrieved young […]
Read moreFebruary 4, 2013
February 4, 2013
The All Party Group on Social Mobility is organising a ‘character and resilience summit’ to cascade confidence building techniques used in private schools to state school students. Read the full story.
Read moreJanuary 31, 2013
January 31, 2013
One-in-five school children are to have catch-up classes in the three-Rs. Head teachers will receive £54.5m to run booster lessons in the first year of secondary school aimed at 11 and 12-year-olds who failed to reach the appropriate level at the end of primary education. Read the full story.
Read moreJanuary 29, 2013
January 29, 2013
Think-tank the Work Foundation has today published ‘International lessons on youth unemployment’ a new report with recommendations on how the UK can ‘do better’. Read the full story: International Lessons – Youth unemployment in the global context.
Read moreJanuary 28, 2013
January 28, 2013
A total of 60% of secondary schools are planning to cut vocational qualifications or have ‘already done so’, a new Edge Foundation study shows. This is despite 85% of senior teachers saying they are ‘valuable’ for their students. Read the full story.
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