A new study has ‘discovered’ that children’s academic progress suffered as a result of the policies introduced because of the pandemic. Also ‘discovered’ is that the Pope is Catholic, and the place where bears go to the toilet has been identified. It does not need a Covid Social Mobility and Opportunities Study to show how…
Once again A’ Level results were collected by worried sixth formers and once again they performed better than any year group that had gone before them. It seems we are trapped in an unending spiral of grade inflation, and if it continues on its current trajectory, it won’t be long before every student is an A-grade student.…
Needless to say, teaching unions have baulked at the suggestion that the school day or term-time should be lengthened in order for students to catch up on work missed during lockdown. The unions exist to represent the interests of their members and that is their priority. They can’t be criticised for this, but it does…