Impact of two week half terms on schools and families
Commenting on school year changes ahead of the half term holiday, Lee Elliot Major, Professor of Social Mobility at the...
Professor Lee Elliot Major
Comment on education policy announcement
Commenting on the education policy announcement made by Education Secretary Lucy Powell, Lee Elliot Major, Professor of Social Mobility in...
Schools should only get strong Ofsted ratings if they can demonstrate equitable practice, experts urge
Schools should only get the new top Ofsted ratings in any category if they can clearly demonstrate they are ‘strong’...
Headteachers becoming “community connectors” to address multiple challenges of disadvantage in local areas, study shows
Headteachers are increasingly acting as “community connectors” - offering extra support services from their schools to address disadvantage in their...
South West pupils are the poorest performers in the country on all measures of education disadvantage, report warns
Poorer children in the South West have the worst educational outcomes in the country - from their early years to...
Significant differences in multi academy trust performance highlights need for a new collaborative culture, new report shows
Significant divides between – and within – regions in the performance of multi academy trusts highlights the need for a...
Pupils graduate as part of special ceremony to mark University of Exeter’s innovative tutoring scheme
Pupils have taken part in a special ceremony to mark their graduation from an innovative University of Exeter tutoring scheme...
Educational damage caused by Covid will mean poorer GCSE results for pupils well into the 2030s
The educational damage wrought by the Covid pandemic will impact on children well into the 2030s, with generations of pupils...
Innovative university-school tutoring programme expanding across England
An innovative tutoring programme which links university students, pupils and teachers to transform young lives is expanding across England. The...