…covid infection, so students should be able to sit at least one component of each assessment, and then be given a grade on the basis of what they could sit….
Time for change in the classroom? Options for teacher retention, exams and the curriculum post-pandemic
…are the fairest measure”. Another commented that “Exams, when done right, should be a benefit to poorer pupils, because they test what you know rather than who you are, how…
Sutton Trust and JP Morgan Chase – celebrating the first Opportunity Bursary cohort
Sutton Trust staff and JP Morgan colleagues gathered with recipients of our first ever Opportunity Bursary Fund. Our Senior Programmes Officer, Priya Bryant, reflects on the event and how the…
Paving the way to better careers guidance in schools
…any new national strategy should be a ‘Careers Structure’ for all secondary schools, with the funding to go along with it. This should involve three key elements -all schools should…
Celebrating a special partnership – 100 years of Brick Court Chambers
…However, with the brilliant Fionn Pilbrow QC and Paul Gray leading Brick Court’s centenary committee, we soon realised that they meant business and were serious about coming good on their…
Were 2021’s sporting successes also wins for social mobility?
…sports, it has been found that 53% of national school competitions were won by state schools and 46% by independent schools, despite 86% of competing schools coming from the state…