‘Tutor-proof’ 11-plus professor admits grammar school test doesn’t work
As Theresa May calls for more selection to help disadvantaged pupils, evidence emerges showing the entrance exam is intrinsically unfair on them
‘No significant progress’ being made on improving retention rates at English universities
Completion rates for students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds still relatively lower when compared with others
‘No significant progress’ being made on improving retention rates at English universities
Completion rates for students from the most disadvantaged backgrounds still relatively lower when compared with others
Young people prepared to sacrifice ‘vital life skills’ to cope with exam pressures, study finds
Only 11% of parents feel well prepared to help their children in the coming academic year
Young people are the most disengaged with education in the north of England, report finds
Report comes on the day another reveals boys are almost twice as likely as girls to have fallen behind by the time they start school
You can see cuts in the NHS but the cuts in schools are just as dire
Schools are heading towards mass bankruptcy yet no one photographs the incremental damage done to children
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2017/jan/17/cuts-nhs-schools-bankruptcy-laura-mcinerney
Without drastic action, heads will have to employ unqualified staff – or drop subjects
A former chief adviser to the government explains how years of shortsighted education policies have created the current teacher shortage
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/29/teacher-trainee-shortage-crisis-prof-john-howson-uk
Why teachers are so angry: Botched education reforms, increased workload, meddling ministers…you name it!
Even the ATL, the most moderate teaching union, has been on strike twice during the lifetime of this government. Its leader, Mary Bousted, tells Richard Garner what action is needed to defuse the discontent
Why I love teaching – and why I had to leave the profession
It’s a great job but I hated the exam burden, the doubting of my work and the fact that teachers aren’t respected
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/03/why-love-teaching-leave-profession