Pupils at London schools are being outperformed by their peers in many countries around the world, according to new research from University College London’s (UCL) Institute of Education.
According to research conducted by the University of Derby, children who are closer to nature often achieve better results in their Key Stage 2 tests, compared to those who are less connected.
Michael Wilshaw, Ofsted’s chief inspector, has voiced concerns about the declining secondary school performance and pupil attainment in Liverpool, Manchester and surrounding areas.
According to research conducted by the University of Loughborough, students who achieve a B in A-level maths today would only have secured an E in the 1960s.
The campaign group, Read On. Get On. has warned that around 26,000 children are at risk of leaving Welsh primary schools unable to read, over the next five years.
Stoke-on-Trent has announced it will help to pay of the tuition fees of maths teachers who come to work in the city, as part of a move to radically improve maths standards in schools, the BBC has said.
The Researchers in Schools programme has seen some success in recruiting PHD graduates into the teaching profession with the promise of a four day week.