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22 June 2020

Boris Johnson overstates number of schools with returning students

Boris Johnson was wrong to say that 97% of primary schools which report data had kids coming back. The figure on the day he was speaking was 69%.

Boris Johnson overstates number of schools with returning students

17 June 2020

Some children with no recourse to public funds are eligible for free school meals

A question at PMQs by Labour MP Stephen Timms suggested this wasn’t the case. Free school meal eligibility has been temporarily extended to some of these children.

Some children with no recourse to public funds are eligible for free school meals

1 June 2020

The figure of 1 million children not returning to school is uncertain

Teachers were surveyed between 7 and 17 May on whether they thought families would send their children back to school when they reopened.

The figure of 1 million children not returning to school is uncertain

1 June 2020

SAGE did not advise against reopening schools on 1 June

This was the opinion of the Independent SAGE, who are a different group of scientists.

SAGE did not advise against reopening schools on 1 June

5 March 2020

The Kama Sutra is not the UK’s most popular book

Claims that the UK’s favourite books of the last three years include the Modern Kama Sutra and a scratch and sniff book about cannabis are based on limited data.

The Kama Sutra is not the UK’s most popular book

14 February 2020

Scotland’s maths and science scores are falling in international tests but rising in national tests

Boris Johnson’s claims about education in Scotland are not all quite right.

Scotland’s maths and science scores are falling in international tests but rising in national tests

10 February 2020

One in seven parents don’t read to their 7-9 year-old for more than 15 minutes per week

Research found one in seven parents spend less than 15 minutes a week reading to their young children, but that doesn’t mean one in seven children are read to for …

One in seven parents don’t read to their 7-9 year-old for more than 15 minutes per week

14 January 2020

State spending isn’t at a record high when you consider the size of the economy

Public spending amounts to around 40% of the size of the economy. It’s been smaller before. It’s also been bigger before.

State spending isn’t at a record high when you consider the size of the economy

10 December 2019

Angela Rayner is wrong on tuition fees

Angela Rayner claimed tuition fees were £1,000 under Labour and that Labour didn’t triple them. Labour tripled tuition fees from £1,000 to £3,000 in 2006.

6 December 2019

£30,000 would be a high graduate salary for most new teachers in England

A commitment to raise teacher salaries to £30,000 by 2022/23 would likely put new teachers in the top quarter of graduate earners in England.

£30,000 would be a high graduate salary for most new teachers in England

Education

Boris Johnson overstates number of schools with returning students

Some children with no recourse to public funds are eligible for free school meals

The figure of 1 million children not returning to school is uncertain

SAGE did not advise against reopening schools on 1 June

The Kama Sutra is not the UK’s most popular book

Scotland’s maths and science scores are falling in international tests but rising in national tests

One in seven parents don’t read to their 7-9 year-old for more than 15 minutes per week

State spending isn’t at a record high when you consider the size of the economy

Angela Rayner is wrong on tuition fees

£30,000 would be a high graduate salary for most new teachers in England

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