schools

Data overload

27 January 2012 | Conor Ryan

Is the coalition government making the same mistake as its Labour predecessor in bombarding the public with too much information? The latest incarnation of school league tables suggests it might be Read more

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Turning the tables

25 January 2012 | Rebecca Allen and Simon Burgess

School league tables in England have been amended again by the Department for Education. The changes are welcome and will help parents, but the DfE could still do better Read more

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Classrooms, capability and culture

13 January 2012 | Conor Ryan

Michael Gove’s plans to make it easier to sack underperforming teachers are sensible, but they will be meaningless unless there is a major cultural shift in schools Read more

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Arguing the case for academies

4 January 2012 | Conor Ryan

Michael Gove should cease preaching to the converted on academies and try to win over sceptical parents, governors and teachers Read more

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Give and take on schools funding

5 December 2011 | Conor Ryan

The Chancellor’s announcement on capital funding for schools is only giving back a bit of the sums taken away when Building Schools for the Future was cancelled. And it is not being shared out fairly Read more...

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Education spending: all shall not have prizes

26 October 2011 | Conor Ryan

With education spending facing its largest cuts since the 1950s, the pupil premium is one of the few areas to gain. But how shall we measure its success? Read more

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Private lessons for state schools

23 September 2011 | Harry Patrinos

Would more involvement from the private sector improve the educational performance of state schools? The international evidence suggests that this could be the case Read more

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Clegg speech: no such thing as a free summer school

21 September 2011 | Conor Ryan

Nick Clegg’s summer school idea is neither new nor costed. In all likelihood it will mean a raid on the pupil premium funding pot   Read more

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Free schools: what are they good for?

5 September 2011 | Simon Burgess and Rebecca Allen

As the first tranche of free schools are rolled out this week, how far can we expect them to raise overall educational standards? Read more

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Cracking the code

19 August 2011 | Sarah Sheen

It may be the summer, but public sector accountants still have work to do in updating the code of practice governing local government accounting Read more

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