This GCSE results day, CEO Susannah Hardyman explores how Ofqual’s exam grading system reproduced the long-standing disadvantage that Action Tutoring exists to tackle, and looks at the consequences of the government’s grading U-turn for this and next year’s school leavers. … [continue reading]
Social Action
Ikigai
A couple of staff members from Action Tutoring recently attended a conference where Ian Windle, a TEDx and Leadership Speaker, introduced us to the concept of Ikigai, a Japanese term that roughly translates to “reason for being”, or “the happiness… [continue reading]
COVID-19 set to further widen attainment gap between the UK’s 28% of disadvantaged children and their more affluent counterparts in state education warns charity CEO
Susannah Hardyman, CEO of education charity Action Tutoring discusses COVID-19 and the impact of school closures on children from less well-off backgrounds. March 2020 marked a seismic shift in education, with schools nationwide closing their doors to all but the… [continue reading]
Ability or attainment: what’s the difference and why does our language matter?
Speaking about children as high, low or middle ability is commonplace within schools and educational discourse. During my Action Tutoring work week, I regularly hear teachers and tutors use this language when discussing their pupils. They may say “X pupil… [continue reading]
Review of ‘Social Mobility and its Enemies’ by Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin
Reading ‘Social Mobility and its Enemies’, a new book by Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin. This book is a valuable read if you want to understand the sorry state of social mobility in Britain, and why our education system… [continue reading]
