Grammar Schools

‘No evidence’ selective school systems boost outcomes

'Small' positive boost to grammar school pupils 'wiped out' by lesser progress of those who don't get in, academic...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
GCSE results 2023

GCSE results 2023: Top grades fall 17% as 2019 levels almost restored

The proportion of 9, 8 and 7 grades issued in England is now within 0.6 percentage points of the...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Opinion

Fix children’s social care to improve their GCSE grades

Policymakers must not ignore what happens outside the school gate, writes Joe Lane

Freddie Whittaker
Joe Lane
SEND review

Families face a postcode lottery for SEND support. That needs to change

Schools work tirelessly to meet pupils' needs, but often this job has been too hard, writes children's minister Claire...

Freddie Whittaker
Claire Coutinho MP
Schools

100 primaries will get £2k grants for chess sets and tutorials

Schools in poorer areas to benefit from £250k investment, but scheme will reach just 0.6% of settings

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
A-level results 2023

A-level results 2023: 26% fall in top grades as inflation almost wiped

The proportion of A* and A grades issued in England is now within 1.3 percentage points of the last...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Schools

DfE pilots second enrichment scheme, but with far less cash

Just £2.7m for scheme to support schools to 'co-design' enrichment offer, after £21m predecessor programme flourished

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Politics

Fact check: Is Keegan right about Labour plans and Tory success?

Battle lines drawn as election looms: but do the claims stack up?

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker
Academies

Fact check: Do council schools really outperform academies?

Local Government Association analysis has some major flaws – here’s what you need to know...

Freddie Whittaker
Freddie Whittaker