Why we need a general diploma accessible to all

 
 

Martin Allen and Patrick Ainley

The Guardian 15/04/08
 

 
The government’s new strategy for 14-19 follows the peak in numbers of 18-year-olds entering higher education (42.5% in 2005-06), along with those achieving two A-levels (34% in 2006).
 
Although more than 80% remain in full-time education for a year after the compulsory school-leaving age, increased participation has been accompanied by increased [...]

SATs : It’s time to go

 
 

 
Martin Allen

Socialist Teachers’Alliance NUT Conference Bulletin 2008
 
The Government’s ‘standards’ agenda continues to falter. As the increases in the number of children meeting national targets begin to level off, research by Professor Robin Alexander and his Cambridge Review team show that for many pupils, reading standards have not significantly improved since the 1950s and point to the [...]