The government must invest in the early years if it wants to ‘level up’
‘Without the required investment in services for under-5s and their families, inequalities will continue to open up from the start’
‘Without the required investment in services for under-5s and their families, inequalities will continue to open up from the start’
‘Schools have borne the full brunt of deprivation’
‘There has been a significant widening of longstanding gaps that result in lower outcomes for Black students in comparison with White students.’
Davey was clear about the seats he wanted his party to take, specifically mentioning seats in Cambridgeshire and the Cotswolds, Stockport and Surrey, Hampshire and Hertfordshire.
Party leader Ed Davey has announced a new flagship Education policy on the third day of the party’s conference – Catch-Up Vouchers.
Polling also found that 58% of those asked supported private schools losing their charitable status if they did not admit a high proportion of students from deprived backgrounds
There was a widening of the gap for poorer students on free school meals, who scored on average 0.1 of a grade lower compared with 2019.
A look back a political career characterised by gaffes
The Education Select Committee’s report shows the Tories couldn’t care less about the white working class.
Nearly 50% of people in prison have a literacy level at or below what’s needed for successful employment.