Teacher retention: Government ‘failing to get a grip’
“Lesson planning, marking, carrying out assessments, parents evenings – there was always something to do. “I felt very much under pressure to move children on in their learning, to meet their targets,” says Jake Rusby, who left teaching after three years. “I was consumed by the work, I became quite anxious – it took over […]
Is social mobility really about school cash?
If you took a list of the top 20 places in England where schools have the most funding, 18 of them would be in London. And if you took another list, of the top 20 places with the highest level of social mobility, 17 of them would also be in London. Is that a coincidence? […]
Top five questions for education new boy Damian Hinds
Damian Hinds has become the new Education Secretary, replacing Justine Greening. What are the questions waiting at the top of his in-tray? And what should he do differently to avoid the sudden exit of his predecessor? 1) How to get back the political initiative? Damian Hinds will have to re-energise the Conservatives’ vision for education, […]
