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The coalition’s record on schools

Ruth Lupton By Filed Under: All posts, Featured, Westminster Watch Posted:

Last week’s topic in the pre-election debate was schools. The Conservative party announced that it would protect spending on schools in cash terms, but not keep pace with inflation.  It would also convert more schools to Academies, including those adjudged ‘requiring improvement’ by Ofsted.  Labour retaliated by accusing the Coalition of failing to tackle educational […]

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

Ruth Lupton By Filed Under: All posts, Featured Posted:

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, […]

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