…in 2016 (26%). 41% of the new cabinet were educated in comprehensive state schools, compared to 44% in Theresa May’s first cabinet, and 43% in David Cameron’s 2015 cabinet. Overall,…
Selective Comprehensives 2017
…but schools where pupils make most progress are much less so https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/85-of-top-comprehensives-with-best-gcses-are-socially-selective-but-schools-where-pupils-make-most-progress-are-much-less-so/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 The top performing 500 comprehensive schools in England, based on GCSE attainment, continue…
Sir Peter Lampl responds to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s social mobility index
Commenting on the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission’s social mobility index, Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of the Sutton Trust and of the Education Endowment Foundation, said: “The Commission’s index…
Aspirations Polling 2017
…a falling trend in likelihood of university attendance and an increase in financial concerns. 15369 20170809 2017 14229 22 Growing fee fears among young people https://www.suttontrust.com/newsarchive/growing-fee-fears/ Carl Cullinane: Aspirations and…
Parliamentary Privilege – The MPs 2017
… 12500 20170610 2017 26376 23624 17 Press release: Influx of new MPs means few privately educated members than in previous parliament https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/influx-of-new-mps-means-fewer-privately-educated-members-than-in-previous-parliament/ Dr Rebecca Montacute: Comprehensive change? https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/comprehensive-change/…
Confusion in the Ranks: How good are England’s Schools?
…and some countries are ahead on one but not the other. There is a further reason for the difference between the Pearson Index and the tests: The Index uses additional…