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Tag Archives: universities
Grammar schools helping “ordinary working families”?
On becoming prime minister Theresa May decided to expand grammar schools in order to benefit ‘ordinary working families’. There is no evidence that this is what grammar schools do. This week a former Department of Education official Iain Mansfield tried … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice, Uncategorized
Tagged comprehensive schools, disadvantage, grammar schools, politicians, universities
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Unequal lives – to university and beyond
This article is mainly based on new research by Claire Crawford, Lorraine Dearden, John Micklewright and Anna Vignoles Considerable emphasis is placed on the Attainment Gap at age 16. New research has shown that this inequality continues into university and … Continue reading
Posted in Social Justice
Tagged comprehensive schools, disadvantage, poverty, universities
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What business do universities have in academy schools?
by Nadia Edmond, University of Brighton first published in The Conversation (4 Jan 2016) There has been a transformation in English education in the last decade – the academies programme has brought private trusts and corporate sponsors into the schools system. … Continue reading
Posted in Governance
Tagged academies, free schools, local authority, privatisation, universities
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Standing up for teacher education
by Nadia Edmond (work in progress) Standing up for Education includes standing up for teacher education: Why HE is a vital partner in teacher professional formation and development. How policy is undermining the role of HE It … Continue reading
Reclaiming Schools 