Proposed plans to allow faith schools to select all pupils based on religious grounds will lead to ‘increased ethnic and religious segregation across England’, according to the British Humanist Association (BHA).
School governors have given a damning verdict on the government’s performance, with eight in 10 governors having a ‘negative’ view of government policies, according to a survey conducted by the National Governors’ Association (NGA) and TES.
Once prior attainment and pupil background is taken into considering, grammar schools have no overall impact on pupils’ attainment, according to a major new study from the Education Policy Institute (EPI).
New research has revealed huge variation in the take-up of private tuition in the UK, with pupils in London eight times as likely to have had a tutor than those in Scotland.
‘Widespread’ sexual harassment and sexual violence is not being tackled effectively in English schools, according to a report from the Women and Equalities Committee.
43 per cent of state school teachers have been paid to tutor outside of their normal school teaching role at some point in their career, according to research from the Sutton Trust.
Parent are willing to pay a premium of over £70,000 in order to move into the catchment area of their desired school for their children, according to research from Santander.
A new report from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) and the London School of Economics (LSE) has advised that academisation ‘is not a panacea’ and ‘does not automatically raise standards’.
Black or minority ethnic (BME) teachers are still ‘significantly under-represented’ in schools across England, according to analysis by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
The goal set out by world leaders for universal access to education by 2030 will likely be missed by over 50 years if current trends continue, according to a report from UNESCO.
Independent schools have seen a decline in the proportion of pupils achieving A*-A grades, which fell from 49.3 per cent to 48.7 per cent over the last year, according to figures from the Independent Schools Council (ISC).
A large proportion of young people believe that schools and colleges are failing to adequately prepare them for the world of work, according to new research.
