…there are good and bad. And I have certainly met my fair share of egos, whose motivation is highly questionable. But my overriding experience has been of being humbled by…
Lee Elliot Major: Evaluating the impact of widening participation initiatives
…the students they are trying to help. The Sutton Trust’s Lee Elliot Major advocates for a more evidence-based approach. It is nothing short of a scandal that the vast majority…
SUTTON TRUST RESPONSE TO NEW OFFA ACCESS AGREEMENTS
Commenting on the new access agreements published by the Office for Fair Access today, Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust said: “I welcome the £750m a year now…
Schools ‘hire ex-Navy personnel’ to drag naughty kids out of bed
…police officers to go knock on pupils’ homes and force them out of bed and into school, a headteacher has said. Dame Sharon Hollows, who has used government funding to…
Mind the Gap
…also reflected on the broader thrust of education policy. She hoped there would be widespread agreement that all children should be able to achieve their full potential. She stressed that…
Nicky Morgan warns against ‘scatter-gun’ use of pupil premium
…“just to hope that the pupil premium reaches the right children”. “Evidence from the National Audit Office and Education Endowment Foundation shows that in too many cases, it still isn’t…