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Socio-economic inequalities widening again in English schools: The story behind the 2014 GCSE results.

Ruth Lupton By Ruth Lupton Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted: January 30, 2015

Publication of the 2014 GCSE results has highlighted  a worrying decline in academic performance by poorer children, say Ruth Lupton and Stephanie Thomson from The University of Manchester. Yesterday’s release of the 2014 GCSE results, showing a fall in overall achievement and a doubling of the number of schools not meeting the government’s floor target, […]

Tagged With: department for education, exam results, exams, GCSE's, MIE, students

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Decoupling education from party politics

Andrew Howes By Andrew Howes Filed Under: Featured Posted: December 16, 2014

Dr Andy Howes, of the Manchester Institute of Education at The University of Manchester,  discusses possible changes to the exam system, as discussed at an Education Select Committee meeting earlier this month. The select committee is arguably a high point of democratic accountability within the Westminster system. The Education Select Committee earlier this month was […]

Tagged With: a-levels, as-levels, education, exams, MIE, secretary of state, select committee, The Manchester Institute of Education

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