…70 years. Elitist Britain 2019 shone a light on the pathways to power taken by the UK’s most influential people. While just 7% of the general population attend private schools,…
Most successful year yet for Sutton Trust US Programme
75 British state school students from across the UK have been offered places to study at top US universities through the Sutton Trust US Programme, it was announced today. The…
Two-thirds of school heads have cut teachers to save money
…research. www.nfer.ac.uk @TheNFER The NFER runs Teacher Voice Omnibus Surveys three times a year, in the autumn, spring and summer terms. The robust survey achieves responses from over 1,000 practising…
Top comprehensive schools take half the number of poorer pupils than the average
…knowledge of education research. www.nfer.ac.uk @TheNFER Data used for this report was sourced from public Department for Education, Scottish Government and Welsh Government figures, in combination with pupil-level data sourced…
Free schools fail to fulfil their original purpose
…providers into the education sector, to drive up standards and improve school choice. But as our research shows, very few are fulfilling that original purpose. “Our research finds that while…
App games and tips help toddlers develop
…evidence that this mode of delivery can really work.” Nurseries, schools and children’s centres can sign up to a free trial of EasyPeasy at www.easypeasyapp.com. EasyPeasy will be sharing more…