Javier Espinoza cited the Sutton Trust Baby Bonds report in a news piece on a speech by Sir Anthony Seldon Too many parents are ‘clueless narcissists’ damaging their children with…
Science made simple
…Thinking, Doing, Talking Science is even more effective for disadvantaged children. At a cost of just £26 per pupil, this will be welcome news for teachers and school leaders looking…
Cameron’s new cabinet: half of PM’s top team went to private school
…to increase the number of women in the cabinet line-up – and also news of a political role for the London mayor, Boris Johnson, who is now able to attend…
More women, more ethnic minorities, but one-third of MPs have still been privately-educated
…2010. But it’s not all good news. Research from the Sutton Trust shows the educational background of the Commons has hardly changed. Almost a third (32 per cent) of MPs…
Church schools move towards open door selection
Caroline Wyatt cited Sutton Trust research in a BBC News report on moves towards fairer admissions in Church of England schools. We’ve been praying a lot recently,” admits one 40-something…
Race in 21st-century Britain
…of newspaper columnists. Incredibly, one in seven judges went to just five independent schools: Eton, Westminster, Radley, Charterhouse or St Paul’s Boys. I sometimes suspect that the reason I made…