As Year 6 children up and down the country sit for their Key Stage 2 SATs this week, the question of whether we’re putting too much stress on 11 year-olds continues. Testing is crucial if we’re to measure a child’s progress and ensure they are helped to improve and be the best they can be.…
If you’re a regular reader of my blogs you will not be surprised to learn that I very much welcome the government’s investment in expanding the number of grammar school places. You’ll also not be surprised to learn that I think this is only a step in the right direction. For those that decry that…
It’s been revealed that poorer children in the UK are lagging far behind their peers from across the world. The findings from the Education Policy Institute found that at the GCSE level, students from deprived backgrounds in this country fell far behind children from similar backgrounds in other countries – and no more so than…
Now I’m no geneticist but it would stand to reason that even the most gifted children would still require a good education and a supportive family to reach their full potential. According to a report released this week genetics play a far bigger role in children achieving good GCSE results than the fact they attend…
Once again the UK has come out low in international education standings – this time in how much participation parents play in their children’s homework. According to a report released by the Varkey Foundation last week, a mere 11% of UK parents spend at least an hour every day helping their children with their homework…