…leading universities. But Teaching by Degrees, based upon new surveys by the National Foundation for Education Research and the Independent Schools Council suggests that while there remains a significant gap…
Labour must do more to cater for gifted children, says Tristram Hunt
…Hunt’s plan, saying: “Our research shows that England compares poorly with other countries in its provision for the highly able. Weak school support for able students contributes to a big…
Private education, private education, private education
…the Commons will still be full of privately educated MPs, many of them with an Oxbridge background, according to new research published today. A study of prospective parliamentary candidates (PPCs)…
Leading headteachers urge political parties to improve professional training for teachers
…visit suttontrust.com. What Makes Great Teaching? took over 200 pieces of research to identify the elements of teaching with the strongest evidence of improving attainment. It found some common practices…
Academic apartheid against north must end, leading universities told
…gap between those pupils who sail into the country’s most prestigious institutions and those who fail to get to university at all. The drive to tackle the north-south divide comes…
Sutton Trust appoints first chief executive
…and Policy at the Trust. Sir Peter said: “With the unprecedented growth in the Trust’s programmes and research and our ambitious plans we felt that this is an opportune time…