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…
So we’re waking up to the dreaded prospect of the coalition of chaos that Theresa May warned us of – and she’s only got herself to blame. And although many are celebrating her embarrassment I cannot see any joy in a country left with no decisive leadership. At a time when we are facing the…
Research published this week claims to prove that social mobility will not be improved by grammar schools as too few working-class children attend them. Well, yes, that is true going by the status quo and the reason it’s true is that there are too few grammar schools! Currently, there are only 164 grammar schools across…
For a long time, I have been calling on governments to introduce a more mixed offering in education so all our children’s talents are catered for. So I was very pleased with the broad outlines set out in the Conservative manifesto – if disappointed by the lack of detail. But putting that to one side…