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Being a boy who expresses themselves can be a risky enterprise.
Pupils from poorer backgrounds – those eligible for free school meals – made less progress in their schooling than their peers.
An overreliance on teaching assistants without specialised support might be one reason for the continuing achievement gap.
If schools raise fees, parents may choose to send their children to state schools instead.
There is no evidence that the pandemic approach to assessment was less robust. It simply produced a different profile of results.
Measures need to focus on reducing social segregation in schools.
The data shows that attainment gaps in English education at age 16 cannot be attributed to any single factor.
New research shows that extra-curricular activities do more to help close the attainment gap between richer and poorer pupils than nebulous lessons in ‘character’.
The education system needs an urgent re-think to give children from disadvantaged backgrounds a better chance in life.
Bad weather conditions often force schools to make unplanned closures.
New research finds clubs can help close the education gap and improve children’s social skills.
A new OECD report has put the spotlight on countries where teenagers struggle in maths, reading and science.
White boys from poorer backgrounds repeatedly come up worst when it comes to attainment.
Disadvantaged pupils know what they’re missing when it comes to extra-curricular activities.
Scotland likes to think of itself as a nation reflecting the core social values of collectivism and meritocracy. Yet social and economic inequality is deeply entrenched within both the education system…
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