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Conor's Commentary: April 2015
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A blog about politics, education, Ireland, culture and travel. I am Conor Ryan, Dublin-born former adviser to Tony Blair and David Blunkett on education. Views expressed on this blog are written in a personal capacity. Friday, 17 April 2015. I've written this new blog post for the Sutton Trust website. To coincide with a new index of social mobility across England's 533 constituencies. The outcome of the general election on May 7. How well do advance social mobility? Has shown a 19 month gap nationally i...
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Conor's Commentary: May 2015
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A blog about politics, education, Ireland, culture and travel. I am Conor Ryan, Dublin-born former adviser to Tony Blair and David Blunkett on education. Views expressed on this blog are written in a personal capacity. Tuesday, 12 May 2015. A comprehensive Commons and Cabinet? I've blogged at the Sutton Trust. On the educational backgrounds of the new MPs and Cabinet. Seven times the proportion of the population who attend independent schools, and 32% of MPs were too, over four times the national average.
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Conor's Commentary: University funding challenge
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A blog about politics, education, Ireland, culture and travel. I am Conor Ryan, Dublin-born former adviser to Tony Blair and David Blunkett on education. Views expressed on this blog are written in a personal capacity. Thursday, 20 November 2014. I look at the funding options facing higher education as debts mount for students and the government. These findings, which came from April’s Sutton Trust/IFS. Were an important part of the evidence base for the latest inquiry. What has changed since then is tha...
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Conor's Commentary: March 2015
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A blog about politics, education, Ireland, culture and travel. I am Conor Ryan, Dublin-born former adviser to Tony Blair and David Blunkett on education. Views expressed on this blog are written in a personal capacity. Saturday, 7 March 2015. Helping the highly able. In my latest Sutton Trust blog, I look at the debate around the highly able in state schools. In two years, and Tristram Hunt announcing plans for a new ‘ gifted and talented fund’. It may be, as Ofsted suggests, that the new Progress 8.
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Conor's Commentary: December 2014
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A blog about politics, education, Ireland, culture and travel. I am Conor Ryan, Dublin-born former adviser to Tony Blair and David Blunkett on education. Views expressed on this blog are written in a personal capacity. Friday, 12 December 2014. Why the number of failing schools can be a good thing. I've written a column for The Times on the primary school test results. But there is still a big challenge. And it is only as a result of successive governments being prepared to open what was once a secre...
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Conor's Commentary: Delivery depends on detail for new ministers
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A blog about politics, education, Ireland, culture and travel. I am Conor Ryan, Dublin-born former adviser to Tony Blair and David Blunkett on education. Views expressed on this blog are written in a personal capacity. Wednesday, 16 July 2014. Delivery depends on detail for new ministers. I've posted at the Sutton Trust. Reshuffles can be a brutal business. This week’s surprise move. Of Michael Gove, and his replacement by Nicky Morgan. It is true that there are now 4000 academies, scores of free schools...
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Conor's Commentary: February 2015
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A blog about politics, education, Ireland, culture and travel. I am Conor Ryan, Dublin-born former adviser to Tony Blair and David Blunkett on education. Views expressed on this blog are written in a personal capacity. Thursday, 5 February 2015. The education of politicians. In my latest Sutton Trust blog. I look at why the educational background of candidates matters. This was the week when education became an election issue. David Cameron and Nicky Morgan unveiled their plans. You would expect a higher...
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Conor's Commentary: January 2015
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A blog about politics, education, Ireland, culture and travel. I am Conor Ryan, Dublin-born former adviser to Tony Blair and David Blunkett on education. Views expressed on this blog are written in a personal capacity. Thursday, 22 January 2015. I've written this feature on university funding for the Jan/Feb 2015 edition of Public Finance. Under the new system, undergraduates are charged RPI 3% while studying and then pay interest of up to RPI 3% on a sliding scale once they graduate. The result is t...
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Conor's Commentary: The education of politicians
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A blog about politics, education, Ireland, culture and travel. I am Conor Ryan, Dublin-born former adviser to Tony Blair and David Blunkett on education. Views expressed on this blog are written in a personal capacity. Thursday, 5 February 2015. The education of politicians. In my latest Sutton Trust blog. I look at why the educational background of candidates matters. This was the week when education became an election issue. David Cameron and Nicky Morgan unveiled their plans. You would expect a higher...