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Why language statistics might be misleading

By Yaron Matras Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted: July 27, 2017

This month’s issue of The Economist included an article entitled ‘Why central and eastern European children lag behind in British schools’. Here, Professor Yaron Matras responds to the article and discusses the difficulties of using official statistic to record languages. The article looks mainly to languages as being a factor in differential educational achievement, but […]

The Prevent duty: can teachers be judges?

By Bob Hindle Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Ethnicity Posted: December 14, 2016

Prevent is one of the four Ps that make up the government’s post 9/11 counter-terrorism strategy: Prepare for attacks, Protect the public, Pursue the attackers and Prevent their radicalisation in the first place. Bob Hindle looks at how the Prevent duty is applied in schools and colleges and highlights areas of necessary reform. Teacher decision-making […]

The battle over skirt-only uniform codes – does it matter who wears the trousers?

By Claire Hale Filed Under: All posts Posted: March 8, 2016

Nowadays everywhere you look you will see women and girls wearing trousers: at work, at play, at formal and informal occasions. But many schools still impose skirt-only uniform codes for girls which Claire Hale says is gender discrimination and out of step with the modern world. The Queen has been seen in public wearing trousers. […]

Where next for education policy?

By Kirstin Kerr Filed Under: Featured Posted: November 24, 2014

This year’s Manchester Policy Week witnessed a lively debate on how we can close the socio-economic attainment gap in education. Dr Kirstin Kerr heard some clear recommendations emerge. If there’s one thing the major political parties agree on, it is that the link between poverty and poor educational outcomes must be broken. Ever since Tony Blair set out his priorities […]

Where next for Labour’s schools policy?

By Ruth Lupton Filed Under: Featured Posted: September 29, 2014

With the Labour Party conference in town, Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) invited four leading figures in education to join teachers, academics, teacher educators, parents and others in a public debate on what a future Labour government should do on schools. Prof Ruth Lupton considers some of their key ideas. Panel members were Rt. Hon David […]

Trust Teachers – The first Manchester Education Debate

By Andrew Howes Filed Under: All posts Posted: June 30, 2014

Educationalists, teachers and academics have taken part in the first of a series of debates about the future of our schools in the run up to the 2015 election. Dr Andrew Howes pulls together some key strands from the discussion. If one in four good, trained teachers is saying ‘I’m leaving teaching, I need a […]

What is the impact of the ‘bedroom tax’ on children and schools?

By Ruth Lupton Filed Under: Featured Posted: April 15, 2014

A year on from the introduction of the ‘bedroom tax’, Prof Ruth Lupton argues that reducing the incomes of poor families and creating instability for poor children is a nonsensical policy for a government committed to closing the socio-economic attainment gap. One of the Coalition government’s most controversial welfare reform policies, the so-called ‘bedroom tax’, […]

Why language statistics might be misleading

The Prevent duty: can teachers be judges?

The battle over skirt-only uniform codes – does it matter who wears the trousers?

Where next for education policy?

Where next for Labour’s schools policy?

Trust Teachers – The first Manchester Education Debate

What is the impact of the ‘bedroom tax’ on children and schools?

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