Getting primary school children back in class as soon as possible is imperative or the progress made in the country’s education since 2010 will be lost. New research suggests the link between the spread of Covid 19 and primary schools is tenuous. This is why I would urge the government to ensure that primary schools open…
One effect of the pandemic not yet wholly appreciated is the way it has exposed the weakness in assessing children’s progress at primary school level. A dramatic shake-up of the SATs system around four years ago has left educators and parents unaware of exactly how children in this age range are faring. Before the changes,…
Primary school children should be taught basic numeracy and literacy when schools resume in September. The lockdown inevitably means many children will be behind, and knowing these basic building blocks is vital. Even for those who are on top of the subjects, a refresher term is no bad thing because numeracy and literacy are so…
Primary schools up and down the country would have received this year’s SATs results yesterday and spent all day digesting the figures to see where they stand. And with predictable great timing, a survey of primary school teachers was published yesterday morning just as headteachers were crunching the headline figures. Low and behold, 97% of…
There has been much debate in the media this week about the growing industry of tuition. As an owner of two tuition centres, I don’t see this as an indication of wealthy parents trying to buy their child success. Rather, in my view, the clamour for tuition is a sad indictment of the failure of…