We fact check and explain issues about schools, teacher shortages, childcare, universities, and qualifications.
Education
"Demos the think tank seems to be suggesting that [...] the attainment gap between poorer pupils at schools and wealthier ones is actually getting bigger", Justin Webb, Radio 4 Today, … Read
Education
"Free Schools don't just raise the performance of their own pupils—they raise standards in surrounding schools in the area too" David Cameron, 9 March 2015 Free schools are once again … Read
Education
"The myth that pulling a child out of school for a holiday is harmless to their education has been busted by this research." Nicky Morgan, Secretary of State for Education, … Read
Education
Ed Miliband announced that Labour will cap infant class sizes at no more than 30 pupils, in a speech today setting out the party's vision for education for the next … Read
Education
The shockwaves from the latest round of school league tables are still reverberating across staff rooms up and down the country. The headlines have been about a drop in the … Read
Education
As the Government launches its 'war on illiteracy and innumeracy' today, its own reading skills need some scrutiny. Read
Education
Several newspapers, as well as the BBC, have reported on comments made by the Chief Inspector of Schools in England, suggesting that he supports "positive discrimination" in recruiting teachers. Read
Education
578,975 pupils in England attended an independent (non-government funded) school in January 2014, according to the Department of Education school census—that's around 7% of all pupils. In 2009, 4.3% of … Read
Education
A National Audit Office report has been interpreted as showing that underperforming schools are more likely to improve if they don't receive any formal intervention. However, the data and methods of analysis are not strong enough to support this conclusion. Read
Education
On the face of it, today's GCSE results figures are alarming: the proportion of pupils getting five A*-C grades, including English and Maths, fell from 59.2% last year to 52.6% … Read
