Education in the media: 15 June 2017
Today’s news review looks at coverage of the Social Mobility Commission’s poll of public attitudes towards social mobility.
Headteachers, councillors, experts and business leaders welcome new Opportunity Areas
Today, Wednesday 18 January, Education Secretary Justine Greening, announced six further Opportunity Areas across England, targeting social mobility ‘coldspots’ through education. The Opportunity Areas programme has now been expanded to twelve locations, adding Bradford, Doncaster, Fenland & East Cambridgeshire, Hastings, …
Opportunity Areas announcement
Today’s news review looks at the speech Education Secretary Justine Greening is set to make this afternoon on education being at the core of social mobility.
Education in the media: 5 October
Today’s news review looks at claims by the National Union of Teachers about funding for opportunity areas; the money spent by schools on supply teachers; and calls by Teach First to attract more men into teaching.
Opportunity Areas
New Opportunity Areas across England will receive £60m of funding to help local children get the best start in life.