Don’t write off academic slow-starters
As an 18-year-old with hormones raging, Andy Sowter didn’t get great A-levels. But he’s certainly made up for it since
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The importance of poetry and reading between the lines
Mary Gameson wants to see poetry on our front pages, while Joan Lewis looks into Sats results and reading ability
Read moreOfsted condemns ‘disjointed’ special educational needs provision
Thousands missing out on vital support, report says, with pupils being removed illegally
Read more1,000 state schools have no applicants to elite career schemes
State-educated applicants to graduate schemes at top firms come from elite pool – report
Read moreEducation experts call for a ‘take your son into university day’
Idea part of plan that aims to address growing attainment gap in England
Read moreTop musicians unite in call for all pupils to have the right to learn an instrument
As the BBC crowns the Young Musician 2018, previous winners say no primary-aged child should miss out on playing music
Read moreWith or without Trump, we must back UN’s education drive
It would be unwise to assume Trump’s US regime will back idea but other rich countries should
Read moreTravel training gives young people with learning disabilities a ticket to ride
A new scheme that helps vulnerable young people use public transport alone could save councils millions of pounds
Read more25,000 children in Britain are problem gamblers, report finds
Gambling Commission says children encounter gambling through social media and computer games
Read moreChildren need trained teachers, not careerists
Professor Marilyn Leask expresses her serious doubts about the value of Teach First, Melian Mansfield says education policy should be based on research, and John Freeman says there’s a simple way to stop schools improperly excluding pupils
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