Schools Week

High achieving disadvantaged pupils less likely to get top GCSE grades

Analysis of ONS and Department for Education data found that high achieving disadvantaged pupils are 26 percentage points ...
Schools Week

Ministers plan new careers service, but current provider intends to bid

At a market engagement event on Tuesday, the Department for Education (DfE) revealed that ministers intended to create a new careers advice service by August 2027. Officials confirmed that this new ...
Schools WeekOpinion

‘No excuses’ doctrine means zero insight into barriers a child faces

None has been more influential than the “no excuses” doctrine – the argument that acknowledging pupils are disadvantaged ...
Schools WeekOpinion

Best performing schools have the fewest disadvantaged pupils

But our research shows that children who are doubly disadvantaged – both having SEND and coming from low-income families – ...