Unlocking children’s potential – and ultimately this country’s future success – must begin in primary school. For far too long subsequent governments have been focusing most of their efforts on improving GCSE results. What many politicians have failed to realise is that in order to improve the end exam results you need to have a…
Most people would have felt sympathy for Theresa May when her conference speech went so horribly wrong yesterday. But behind the headlines of the voice-loss and the ‘comedy’ invader was a speech that would have spluttered anyway – cough or no cough. It pains me to say but the Conservatives are letting the opposition dictate the…
I was very much looking forward to attending the Conservative Party Conference this week, keen to hear what our government has planned for the country – and in particular schools and education. But sadly, on day one, the headlines are dominated with Brexit, Boris Johnson and apparent fallings-out within the Cabinet. With the Labour Party…
High house prices and private tutors are said to be driving an education gulf between wealthy and disadvantaged students. The Sutton Trust – which campaigns for social mobility – has released figures, which says the use of private tutors is rising and is twice as likely to be used by wealthier families. Combine this with…
Firstly, let me congratulate all the young people collecting their GCSE results today. As a teacher, I know how hard you have worked to get where you are today; opening that envelope with your heart in your mouth, knowing the grades you’re about to see can make all the difference to your future. So, it…