Should education fear or welcome a “quiet” Michael Gove?
An interesting piece in the telegraph that looks at the profile and achievements of Michael Gove since May 2010.
Taking this just a stage further it also begs the question of whether Michael Gove will continue in the Department - if he does it will come as a surprise to many who assumed his appointment was [...]
Youth “underclass”
The BBC is reporting about a significant “Youth underclass” here.
Youth unemployment is currently running at 1m. On Tuesday, David Cameron told the Commons Liaison Committee, that the UK had “schools and opportunity” problems. “This is a very severe problem. We understand the extent of it,” he said. (ed comment do they really?)
The prime minister [...]
Governments response to Wolf report due this week?
The Telegraph published a story today about the news that students will be reuired to study English and Maths post 16 until they leave college or school.
The BBC has a report from the CBI that bemoans the lack of Functional Skills of students leaving school.
The Daily Mail reported on Saturday 7th May that the Government [...]
Statistics, performance tables and ducks?
The Education Select committee has been hearing evidence from Professor Wolf and Nick Gibb. One area of real concern was the focus on a single accountability measure. It used to be 5+A*-C and despite Nick Gibb saying this was still the case, the Chairman of the committee Graham Stuart (Conservative) supported by Ian [...]
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