Upper-secondary schooling system in England today is confusing and fragmented. This paper sets out a vision for 14–19 education that is more coherent and more effective at guiding young people...
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Young people
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Higher education policy has been unusually controversial and contested in the last two decades. The old model of setting up a royal commission and then implementing its recommendations over a...
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This report demonstrates that a subsidised student loans system could be established for postgraduate study at relatively low risk to the public purse, thus extending more widely the potential...
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Young people
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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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IPPR North
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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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Young people
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
Young people
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