The IFS’s verdict on the Pupil Premium
The Government’s chosen pupil premium is simple, amounting to £430 per pupil eligible for free school meals no matter which local authority children live in. … Read the full post »
The introduction of the pupil premium was one of the major Liberal Democrat achievements during the 2010-15 coalition government. It was particularly championed by party leader and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and his close political ally, David Laws.
The Government’s chosen pupil premium is simple, amounting to £430 per pupil eligible for free school meals no matter which local authority children live in. … Read the full post »
How does a poor school system become good or a good school system become excellent? Those are the questions asked in a recently published McKinsey review. … Read the full post »
Today we have started to deliver on our promise of giving every child a fair start. … Read the full post »
Party members have been receiving emails today from Tim Farron and Susan Kramer setting out their pitches for party president. … Read the full post »
Just as plays have a classic three-act structure, so too do tricky political decisions: first you rule out a potentially popular alternative, then you put out the bad news and finally you sweeten the pill. … Read the full post »
Both a successful market economy and a healthy democracy require individuals from all walks of life to feel they have the power to change the future. … Read the full post »
Speaking at tonight’s Yes to Reform! rally at the Liverpool Lib Dem conference, Nick Clegg was joined by Jo Swinson MP, former independent MP Martin Bell, actor Art Malek and others. … Read the full post »
“Just heard a rumour that Charles Kennedy will defect to Labour as soon as they find the WMDs in Iraq”. So tweeted Liberal Democrat councillor Nick Barlow over the weekend. … Read the full post »
Tackling the budget deficit may be the coalition government’s short-term overriding need, but its legacy will be both a stronger economy and also a fairer society according to Nick Clegg. … Read the full post »
Nick Clegg has been giving a speech at the think-tank Demos today, setting out his vision for what this Parliament should achieve. … Read the full post »