Inequality and the Covid Crisis in the UK
The Covid Crisis in the UK increased inequalities in several different ways such as: This is according to a recent […]
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Sociological perspectives on the role and functions of education in society; the significance of in-school processes such as teacher labelling and subcultures for pupil identities; explanations for differences in educational achievement by social class, gender and ethnicity; the impact of education policies of marketization, selection and privatisation, and the globalization of education
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Should Teaching Black, Asian and Minority History be Mandatory in British Schools?
The Footballer Troy Deeney recently commissioned a YouGov survey of 1000 teachers which found that around 75% of them think
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What is the Pupil Premium and how Effective is it?
The Pupil Premium provides extra funding to schools to improve the educational outcomes of disadvantaged children in England and Wales.
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Covid-19 and the Increase in Illegal Schools.
Back in 2019 OFSTED estimated that around 6000 pupils were taught in unregistered, illegal schools in England and Wales. The
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China’s Anti-Privatisation and Anti-Global Education Policy Changes
China recently banned for-profit tutoring after school for 5-15 year olds. This means that private companies who charge parents for
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Evaluating Apprenticeships in England and Wales
There are currently around a million people doing Apprenticeships in England and Wales, and about one in seven of the
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Trends in Apprenticeships England and Wales 2021
Apprenticeships are a form of Vocational Educational which have become increasingly popular over the last decade. Although the number of
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Lowering the student loan repayment salary threshold….
The government is proposing to reduce the salary threshold at which students start to repay their tuition and maintenance loans.
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Covid Catch-Up Policies: Are they Sufficient?
Most students in England and Wales missed around 20 weeks of regular in-school contact time due to lock down measures
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The New T Levels
T Levels are vocational A-levels for 16-19 year olds focussed on general career areas. They run over two years and