Publications
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Education & Arts Publications
Sink or Swim? Facing up to failing universities
Julian Chant and Anna FazackerleySink or swim? analyses the history of troubled mergers in British universities and takes a closer look at the accountability framework keeping universities in check. It considers the case for failure in the overcrowded London market and outlines some of the major financial threats for universities on the horizon.
A Guide to School Choice Reforms
Sam Freedman, Daisy Meyland-Smith and Natalie EvansRead Publication This publication sets out a blueprint for creating real school choice in the UK. It also looks at the lessons from the introduction of school choice reforms in Sweden and the USA. A Guide to School Choice Reforms concludes that successful reform will...
Every Child a Reader
Policy ExchangeThis report argues that the government’s current model for educational intervention is intellectually incoherent, and stifles innovation within the teaching profession.
The Hard Truth About ‘Soft’ Subjects
Anna Fazackerley and Julian ChantThe hard truth about ‘soft’ subjects reveals that the vast majority of leading research universities are admitting fewer ‘soft’ A-levels and more traditional A-levels in comparison with the national uptake of these subjects in schools.
School Funding and Social Justice
Sam Freedman and Simon HornerSchool Funding and Social Justice sets out how to establish a ‘pupil premium’ by attaching extra money for schools to pupils from disadvantaged communities according to their postcode.
More Good Teachers
Sam Freedman and Briar LipsonMore Good Teachers demonstrates how we can recruit, retain and develop a new generation of talented, inspired and effective teachers to tackle educational inequality.
Slipping Through The Net: tackling incompetence in the teaching profession
Sam Freedman and Briar LipsonThis report looks at the government’s failure to remove poorly‐performing teachers from schools and propose a series of improvements to the capability review process.
Helping Schools Succeed: a framework for English education
Sam FreedmanHelping Schools Succeed: a framework for English education shows that successful education systems require a coherent structure – something conspicuously lacking in this country.
Helping Schools Succeed: Lessons from Abroad
Sam FreedmanHelping Schools Succeed: lessons from abroad investigates five systems – New Zealand, Canada (Ontario and Alberta), Hong Kong and Sweden – which generally perform better than England on counts of excellence and equity.
Diminished Returns: How Raising the Leaving Age to 18 Will Harm Young People and the Economy
Policy ExchangeLeading academic and former government advisor Professor Alison Wolf reports how the British Government have ludicrously over-estimated the benefits of raising the education and training leaving age to 18 and massively under-estimated the costs.
