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“GCSEs and A levels are a matter of life chances” – why it is important that exams take place next year

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 17 November 2020 - Categories: A Level, Coronavirus, Exams and qualifications, GCSE

A comment piece in today’s Telegraph sets out the importance of exams taking place next summer.

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Supporting disadvantaged children

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 3 June 2020 - Categories: Attainment gap
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Today, Wednesday 3 June, the Education Endowment Foundation has launched an online tuition pilot which aims to support disadvantaged children, following school closures as a result of a Covid-19.

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Education in the Media: Friday 14 December 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 14 December 2018 - Categories: Attainment gap, Grammar schools, school admissions, Selective schools, Statistics

Today our blog looks further at the Key Stage 2 statistics released yesterday, as well as a story about a grammar school actively working to improve access for disadvantaged pupils.

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Education in the Media: Thursday 13 December 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 13 December 2018 - Categories: Admissions, Attainment gap, Higher Education, Primary Schools, Social mobility, Statistics, Universities

Today’s Education in the Media blog looks at the latest UCAS admissions data, the narrowing disadvantage gap in primary schools and an update on the Taking Teaching Further programme.

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Education in the media: Monday 22 January 2018

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 22 January 2018 - Categories: Attainment gap, Childcare, Further education, Ofsted reports, Social mobility
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Today’s education in the media blog discusses a report from Action for Children on children’s centres, university costs for students and an Opportunity Area in Derby.

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Education in the media: 30 June 2016

Posted by: Media Officer, Posted on: 30 June 2016 - Categories: Academies, Attainment gap, Behaviour, Ofsted
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Today’s news review looks at head teachers’ concerns about EU pupils in their schools and a story about Ofsted statistics that misses a crucial fact.

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