Tag Archives: Education and Skills

In a new paper Sir Anthony Seldon argues that teaching at university level is not consistently good enoughand sets out an original plan to improve teaching in British universities without excessive bureaucracy or compromising individual and original teaching styles.

New research from the Social Market Foundation’s Commission on Inequality in Education has found that poorer pupils are more likely to be affected by four teaching factors which contribute to worse educational outcomes.

The Social Market Foundation’s (SMF) Commission on Inequality in Education is an independent, cross-party initiative which is examining the causes and effects of inequality in education at primary and secondary levels in England and Wales. The commission is chaired by Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP.

New research from the Social Market Foundation think tank finds that the government is on course to miss its targets of widening participation in higher education – and has found significant differences between institutions’ intake of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Speech by Rt Hon Nick Clegg MP to launch the Social Market Foundation's Commission on Inequality in Education on 12 January 2016. Check against delivery.

The commission, launched this morning by its chair, former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, is an independent, cross-party initiative which is examining the causes and effects of inequality in education at primary and secondary levels in England and Wales.

Low wages rather than inadequate training are to blame for the STEM skills gap, according to a new report released today by the Social Market Foundation and the University of Warwick's Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).

The Social Market Foundation's response to the Summer Budget 2015. Here we look at the OBR's update to see whether the Chancellor's spending plans are on track, we examine the Living Wage announcement and see if this conflicts with changes to tax credits, we look into the changes to Higher Education funding and apprenticeships, and the government's green paper on pension and savings tax relief.

The government’s pledge to create three million new apprenticeships in the next five years, and also ensure they deliver the scientific and technical skills UK businesses needed to increase productivity, is ‘doomed’ to fail without major changes warns government skills adviser Professor Baroness Alison Wolf, in a report published today (2 July) by the Social Market Foundation (SMF).