The Forgotten Third: Do one third have to fail for two thirds to succeed?

Download or read book The Forgotten Third: Do one third have to fail for two thirds to succeed? written by Roy Blatchford and published by John Catt. This book was released on 2020-06-19 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Forgotten Third' is a provocative collection of essays which poses the fundamental question: 'Do a third of school students have to fail so that two-thirds can pass?'Roy Blatchford has brought together a group of leading thinkers and influencers in UK education to address this question - and pose some answers.Featuring contributions from: Caroline Barlow, Geoff Barton, Rebecca Boomer-Clark, Peter Collins, Tim Coulson, Kiran Gill, Miranda Green, Peter Hyman, David Laws, Rachel Macfarlane, Rupert Moreton, Harmer Parr, Marc Rowland, Catherine Sezen, Richard Sheriff, Nic Taylor-Mullins and Iain Veitch.'The Forgotten Third' challenges orthodoxies to shape a 'levelled up' education system.