This report makes the case for appointing regional schools commissioners, responsible for commissioning schools and ensuring high standards, as a means of making the increasingly fragmented schools...
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England & Englishness
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Some years ago, when I was working as an adviser in the Home Office, I accompanied a team of immigration officers on an early morning operation to detain migrants who had overstayed their visas. As...
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Instead, the best thing I have read today on the so-called Trojan Horse affair is a blog by the BBC's Mark Easton, in which he records that 'the evidence of Islamist extremism in Birmingham schools...
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Today's secondary school pupils are being let down by careers services that are not equal to the task of helping them navigate the increasingly difficult transition from school to work. In this...
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High-quality early years education and care is a government priority, and the fact that it brings numerous benefits for children, parents and society more widely is beyond doubt. However, there is...
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This report contributes to the current discussion on childcare reform by considering its impact on the childminding sector. Based on the findings of our survey of childminders, we draw out some...
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In this book, leading education thinkers, commentators and practitioners outline how England's schools can match up with the best in the world and provide opportunities for all our children. It is...
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England & Englishness
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In this report, the Commission on the Future of Higher Education sets out how Britain can continue to expand and reform higher education, protecting research and learning through austerity while...
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England & Englishness
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This report assesses the effects of league table-based school accountability on the provision of high-quality vocational education in England for the 14-16 age-group, which threaten to narrow down...
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Young people
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'Our belief is that deep, radical and urgent transformation is required in higher education as much as it is in school systems. Our fear is that, perhaps as a result of complacency, caution or...
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