Commenting on data on Key Stage 4 performance released today, Sir Peter Lampl, founder and Chairman of the Sutton Trust and Chairman of the Education Endowment Foundation, said: “Today’s results…
Landmark study shows the impact of the pandemic on young people
…deprived fifth of state comprehensive schools doing so, compared to 4% for those from the most deprived. The researchers say that support offered for catch-up across all school years in…
Sutton Trust comment on GCSE Results Day 2022
…year. In contrast, at grammar schools the number fell from 69% to 66%, and at comprehensives from 26% to 23%. This means the gap between independent schools and comprehensives has…
Building back better, what can the education sector learn from the pandemic?
This blog is part of a series looking at challenges and opportunities in education as we come out of the pandemic, based on interviews with a range of experts carried…
How should further education and apprenticeships change post pandemic?
…often undervalued, with our system commonly criticised as being overly complex, while often failing to meet the needs of both employers and young people. The vocational system also faced significant…
The Sutton Trust comment on GCSE Results Day 2021
After a turbulent year in which many students have missed significant amounts of schooling, today pupils across the country received their GCSE results. Sir Peter Lampl, founder and chair of…