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Getting the Balance Right

…financial difficulties https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/a-third-of-nurseries-in-the-most-disadvantaged-areas-may-be-forced-to-close-due-to-financial-difficulties/ Early years in crisis: impact of the pandemic on sector https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/early-years-in-crisis/ 3 Key Findings 1 light-green 1 Early Education Provision • Despite aspirational statements on closing the…

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OFFA and Sutton Trust launch project to research the impact of outreach

…expenditure. OFFA is currently assessing access agreements for 2017-18. The strategic guidance for these access agreements (https://www.offa.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/strategic-access-agreement-guidance.pdf) asked universities and colleges to take account of the latest evidence and consider…

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Shadow Schooling: Private tuition and social mobility in the UK

…despite being amongst those who would benefit the most. 7889 20160907 2016 23622 2 Press Release: Four in ten teachers have been private tutors https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/four-in-ten-teachers-have-been-private-tutors/ Philip Kirby: In the Shadows…

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Missing Talent

…GCSE https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/over-a-third-of-clever-but-poor-boys-significantly-underachieve-at-gcse/ Lee Elliot Major: Missing talent – how to stop bright kids falling behind (Prospect Magazine) https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/lee-elliot-major-missing-talent-how-to-stop-bright-kids-falling-behind/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 15% of highly able pupils who score…

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Parliamentary Privilege – The MPs 2015

…(Independent Exec) End of Eton? (Channel 4 News) 3903 20150509 2015 27973 1 Press release: Half of new cabinet was privately educated https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/half-of-new-cabinet-was-privately-educated/ Conor Ryan: A Comprehensive Commons https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/a-comprehensive-commons/ 1…

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Closing the attainment gap

…social mobility https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/pupils-attainment-gap-is-a-ticking-time-bomb-for-social-mobility/ Closing the attainment gap should be a priority for the next government https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/closing-the-attainment-gap-should-be-a-priority-for-the-next-government/ Overview 1 blue-dark Children from less well-off homes start school already behind their classmates,…