…House of Commons has become more representative of the country. Two thirds of the new intake attended a comprehensive compared with 44 per cent of those re-elected. Much of this…
Still a mountain to climb on social mobility, says Sutton Trust
The Sutton Trust today welcomed the recommendations of the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission on narrowing the attainment gap and improving access to university and the professions. Dr Lee…
Elitist Britain
…down well. Within months Gove had lost his job. So Alan Milburn and the Social Mobility Commission should be commended for not pulling any punches in a wide-ranging and hard-hitting…
Are boys the losers with tuition fees?
Conor Ryan considers the lessons from this week’s report by the Independent Commission on Fees. Students are well into the first year of higher tuition fees. While 54,000 fewer young…
Race to the Top
…Watford Grammar School for Boys 7% Durham Johnston Comprehensive School 7% Mossbourne Community Academy 7% The Highfield School 6% Sir John Lawes School 6% Lady Margaret School 6% Matthew Arnold…
Lotteries used to break middle-class hold on school places
…of children face losing the automatic right to a place at their local secondary school amid a surge in the number of comprehensives using lottery-style admissions policies. Figures show that…