Tag Archives: social mobility

Show some character, Mr Gove, and less “vapid happy talk”. “Progressive betrayal” means gradual betrayal of our education (updated)

7 Feb

Show some character, Mr Gove, and less “vapid happy talk”. “Progressive betrayal” means gradual betrayal of our education (updated)

“The Progressive Betrayal” speech to Social Market Foundation, plus All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility’s Character & resilience summit .

What about the staff?

10 Dec

What about the staff?

Institute of Education research: “Measuring the Impact of Universal Pre-School Education and Care on Literacy Performance Scores”

Your starter for 10 on university challenge

18 Oct

Your starter for 10 on university challenge

‘University Challenge: How Higher Education Can Advance Social Mobility’, a report on higher education by Alan Milburn, the Government’s Independent Reviewer on Social Mobility.

Does Michael Gove have Sinatra Syndrome?

9 Oct

Does Michael Gove have Sinatra Syndrome?

Speech to the 2012 Conservative Party Conference.

A better trained and funded early years workforce is vital for all our children

25 Sep

A better trained and funded early years workforce is vital for all our children

A better trained early years workforce is vital if children from poorer backgrounds are to have a fair chance of succeeding at school, according to a Sutton Trust report. Plus comment on Nick Clegg’s pledge on childcare funding at Liberal Democrat Conference and calls for a “nursery premium”.