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Education that truly is for every child

Sonia Blandford looks at the role of education in producing social mobility.

4 Dec

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Tackling Inequality in the System

The social mobility crisis is ongoing and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds are suffering the most. Sam Butters explains how the Fair Education Alliance is acting to combat the achievement gap and pursue educational equality for all.

10 Sep

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Alternatives for including everyone

Sonia Blandford looks at how important it is that we focus on building social mobility from the inside.

10 Sep

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Teaching Tenacity

Students who can overcome challenges and approach their learning with resilience, persistence, perseverance, grit and self-regulation are better equipped to achieve success in school and beyond. Bill Lucas and Ellen Spencer explain their overarching concept of ‘Tenacity’ and show how it can be learned at all stages.

17 Jul

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It’s All About Mutuality!

Sonia Blandford takes a look at how 'mutual gain' could work in education.

17 Apr

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Looking beyond the Academies

Sonia Blandford looks at the need to recognise that regardless of background, challenge and need, achievements come in a variety of forms.

17 Apr

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Born to Fail? Social Mobility, A Working Class View

Her own class background has given Professor Sonia Blandford a unique insight into the way working class children fail and what can be done about it.

17 Apr

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The Working Class Conundrum

Her own class background has given Professor Sonia Blandford a unique insight into the way working class children fail and what can be done about it.

16 Apr

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No one ‘born to fail’ – changing trajectories

I have seen and been motivated by some great work on social mobility throughout my career and clearly, for some time, an improvement of social mobility has been lagging behind so much public policy.

16 Oct

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Every Child Included

A working definition for every child included might be ‘coming together to ensure every child is included, regardless of background, challenge or need’. This brief article discusses four strands of activity that will facilitate teachers, leaders, parents and carers to come together around the child to ensure inclusion, with the common aim of improving outcomes.

20 Jun

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