How can we break the very strong relationship between growing up in poverty and generally not doing well in education? Increasingly, both practice and research evidence come to similar conclusions in answering this critically important question. Schools have a vital…

  Possibly one of the biggest education stories of the year was the publication of the much awaited Qualifications Review. The Report, published at the end of November, was the result of consulting many stakeholders in Wales and beyond.  The…

Leighton Andrews surprised many people a few weeks ago when he announced a review of Wales’s education system on 20th November. While the headlines concentrated on the posibility of schools coming out of local authority control, the Minister also mentioned…

Does co-operative education have anything to offer Wales? Co-operative education dates back to the days of Robert Owen and has been taken forward actively by co-operative groups ever since. It fell from favour with the advent of statutory education, but…

Victoria Winckler, Director of the Bevan Foundation has prepared 3 short video statements as her response to the Autumn Statement. The first looks at the Welsh economy and the others cover benefits and regional pay.