Is progressive education the cause of declining education standards?
The latest PISA data, published on 5th December 2023, shows that Scottish education standards have dropped between 2018 to 2022. […]
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Are Tory funding cuts to blame for school closures?
Yes. The data clearly suggests a very strong correlation between Tory underfunding of schools closing because of unsafe crumbling concrete.
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A-level results are down AND the attainment gap has increased
material deprivation still affects educational achievement!
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Persistent Absences in Schools have more than Doubled since pre-Covid
The overall absence rate for schools in the Autumn term of 2022-2023 was 7.5%. This was an increase from the
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Why are black students less likely to get first class degrees?
Differences in type of university, degree choice, prior attainment and institutional racism are all possible explanations.
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Secondary Data on Academic Progress
What are the strengths and limitations of using secondary data to research the academic progress of students in schools? This
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Teaching and learning in schools and the educational experiences of minority ethnic groups
An answer for a 10 mark ‘analyse’ question in A-level sociology (AQA)
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Unequal parental choice
marketisation policies mean unequal parental choice as middle class parents have more cultural capital
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Speech patterns and educational achievement
restricted and elaborated speech codes explain social class differences in achievement.