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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Inside the school’s cuts crisis
This 2019 Panorama documentary is a case study in the effects of education funding cuts on one primary school in
The academy trusts failing their schools
The schools census information for October 2018 showed that more pupils now study in academies than in maintained LEA schools
New research finds Grammar Schools provide equality of opportunity, and they’re good for social mobility
Supporting evidence for the view that grammar schools are good for equality of educational opportunity and social mobility, but the methods are a bit suspect!
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Compensatory Education
Compensatory Education aims to tackle cultural deprivation by providing extra funds and resources – examples include Operation Head Start, Education Action Zones and Sure Start
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Coalition Education Policies #Revision Notes
Neoliberal ideas were much stronger in the Coalition government’s education policies—in a context of public sector cuts, they focused mainly
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Coalition Education Policy (2010-2015)
The coalition government continued the marketisation of education. They introduced Free schools, forced acadamisation, increased university tuition fees, but also the Pupil Premium.
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Education Policy Under New Labour
New Labour increased funding for education and expanded the number of standard assessments for pupils and targets for schools. They introduced academies, specialist schools, sure start, education action zones and the education maintenance allowance.
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The 1988 Education Reform Act
The New Right’s 1988 Education Act introduced marketisation to British schools, through league tables and open enrolment. This post explores some of the strengths and limitations of these policies.