Are low expectations holding back disadvantaged pupils in the north?
Why do entry rates in EBacc subjects among disadvantaged pupils vary in different parts of the country?
Why do entry rates in EBacc subjects among disadvantaged pupils vary in different parts of the country?
Last year at the Schools NorthEast Annual Summit I was delighted to talk to primary teachers and learn how they had become a high-performing region. Today I had less happy conversation with their secondary colleagues about why they are falling behind at GCSE. As the chart below shows, the North East has always scored poorly [...]