Graham Stuart MP on how to make a fairer school system for England

Article

Graham Stuart, chair of the education select committee, talks to IPPR about how to prevent students from disengaging at school. He criticises the new 'English baccalaureate' for incentivising schools to focus their efforts on the top 15% of students and calls for a system that recognises the progression of all children, not just the 'high achievers'.

Graham Stuart MP on how to make a fairer school system for England

Related items

  1. View of Bank of England, Royal Exchange, and Duke of Wellington equestrian statue (1844) with skyscrapers and construction in background.

    Navigating in the fog: Why the OBR should hold its nerve on the productivity forecast

    The fiscal watchdog is under pressure to downgrade its forecast, costing the chancellor billions – but this would be premature.
  2. A busy bus full of people of all ages. An older couple smile at a younger woman with a baby in a pushchair

    Everyday concerns: What people want from transport

    Transport has a key role to play in achieving the UK government's missions and improving lives. 
  3. An unrecognisable woman playing a slot machine in a social club

    Reforming gambling taxation: How to lift half a million children out of poverty

    A key priority for the government’s upcoming child poverty strategy should be to remove the two-child limit and scrap the household benefit cap.