http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-23973213 Parents naturally want to do their best for their children”, said Sir Peter. But he added:”Providing private tuition for them puts those children whose parents can’t afford it at a disadvantage. There’s no doubt that tutoring isn’t cheap. It’s costlier in the South East than some areas, but cheaper on the whole than London? […]

……….……….……….……….………. ………….……….……….……….……. Ok, that’s 100 dots. 100%. 47& are blue, 53% are orange. Those 47 dots represent the 47% of our 11 year-olds who, according to the BBC news website( Link ) have failed to meet a new tough standard in reading, writing and mathematics. That’s a lot of dots that have not attained the […]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-36703784Read the article if you fancy but essentially Nicky Morgan has said ‘Don’t panic Mr Mainwaring!’The tests have been made tougher and Mrs Morgan says lower results should not be interpreted as a decline in performance by pupils. “They simply cannot be compared directly,” says Mrs Morgan. She’s right, the results can’t be compared with […]