Posted by Editors Andreas Schleicher, Events, In The News, OECD, Politics, Teacher Bashing Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
For those of you who don’t know, the ISTP – 2012 International Summit of the Teaching Profession is being held today and tomorrow in NYC, USA. Our initial reaction to these events is always that they are a good opportunity to see the world, have a few dinners at taxpayer expense and pontificate on matters [...]
Posted by Editors In The News, League Tables, Politics, Standards, Teacher Bashing Tuesday, February 21st, 2012
The BBC reports today that Labour education spokesman Stephen Twigg has called for the creation of an independent office to raise standards in education in England. On so many grounds this is a mistake. We have written at length about standards in the past but it is clear that Time Warp Twigg, new to the [...]
Posted by TLC Education Education Business, In The News, Private Tuition Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
There is only one full-time equivalent (FTE) qualified teacher per 135 looked after children eligible for the pupil premium in England, according to Freedom of Information (FoI) requests submitted by the Cambridge-based specialist maths, English and science tutoring provider, TLC Education Group. There are 40,560 children eligible for the Looked After Child Pupil Premium in [...]
Posted by anthony Apprenticeships, In The News, Internships Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
Leaving mainstream education can be the scariest time of a teenager’s life. The comforts which you have often took for granted are snatched from under you, and you are forced to make potentially life moulding decisions. Knowing exactly what you want to do for the rest of your life at the age of 17 is [...]
Posted by Gavin Corbett In The News, IT, Schools Sunday, January 29th, 2012
Independent schools are unique, active users of IT. They are keen to attract new pupils, even if they enjoy a long waiting list, and to do this they must demonstrate competitive advantage not only in terms of educational achievement but in the facilities on offer as well. Traditionally this is in areas such as sports, [...]
Posted by Editors Events, In The News Monday, January 23rd, 2012
To the EducationState team! We are writing to introduce ourselves, The World Literacy Foundation, and a Global summit we are holding in April of this year. The World Literacy Foundation is an independent not-for-profit charitable body founded in Australia in 2003. The foundation is committed to providing projects and programs to break the cycle of low [...]
Posted by Editors In The News, Tories, Unions Wednesday, November 30th, 2011
A picture is worth a thousand words, they say. Below, and just in case any UK public sector worker needed further motivation to take strike action tomorrow (November 30th 2011), a ‘striking’ Michael Gove. A case of ‘do as I say, not as I do’?
Posted by Sheira Gorris A Levels, Education Business, GCSEs, In The News Saturday, August 27th, 2011
Following yesterday’s revelation that female GCSE pupils have widened the gender gap further, FDM Group is urging young women to consider taking IT related A levels. It has been revealed that more than one in four female pupils were awarded an A or A* at GCSE level this summer, expanding the academic bridge between the [...]
Posted by TLC Education Education Business, In The News, Schools, Teaching Tuesday, July 26th, 2011
Five East Anglia schools form tutoring partnerships with TLC Education Group TLC Education Group, the specialist maths and English tutoring provider, today announces five partnerships with schools across East Anglia. The Samuel Ward Academy and Wymondham High School in Suffolk, Coleridge Community College and Parkside Community College in Cambridge, and the Open Academy in Norwich, [...]
Posted by Editors Diane Ravitch, In The News, Schools Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Save Our Schools March & National Call to Action! July 28-31, 2011 in Washington, D.C. and around the country We’re putting the Public back in public schools! We, a collection of people from all walks of life and every corner of this nation, embody a mixture of ideas and opinions regarding how we can improve [...]
