Big variations in England’s education rankings in global league tables can be misleading and should be treated with caution, the Sutton Trust said today as it published a new report…
Class differences: Ethnicity and disadvantage
…show dramatically improved results https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/white-working-class-boys-have-lowest-gcse-grades-as-disadvantaged-bangladeshi-african-and-chinese-pupils-show-dramatically-improved-results/ Peter Lampl: Mind the Gap https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/mind-the-gap-2/ 1 Key Findings 1 pink 1 White British FSM (Free School Meals) boys achieve the lowest grades at GCSE…
Selective Comprehensives 2024
…150 comprehensive schools more socially exclusive than the average grammar https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/over-150-comprehensive-schools-more-socially-exclusive-than-the-average-grammar/ Not so comprehensive schools? https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/not-so-comprehensive-schools/ 14205 25566 14274 yellow Key Findings 1 pink While the intake of the average…
COVID-19 Impacts: School Shutdown
…every day https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/independent-school-pupils-twice-as-likely-to-get-online-lessons-every-day/ 3 Key Findings 1 pink 1 A third of pupils are taking part in online lessons while schools are closed. However, at private schools, 51% of primary…
School Funding and Pupil Premium 2019
…20190417 2019 26370 9663 20 Press release: two-thirds of secondary school heads have cut teachers to save money https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/two-thirds-of-school-heads-have-cut-teachers-to-save-money/ Ben Jones: Making compromises to balance the budgets https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/making-compromises-to-balance-the-budgets/ 69% Over…
Closing Gaps Early
…Free childcare policy won’t help social mobility https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/free-childcare-wont-help-social-mobility/ Conor Ryan: Lessons in early years policy https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/lessons-in-early-years-policy/ Key findings 1 pink 1 The UK has made a great deal of progress…