…Education at the University of London, shows that children with professional parents are around three times more likely than those with working class parents to be admitted to Russell Group…
Graduates paying off student loans into their 50s – IFS/Sutton Trust
…£1,500 a year throughout their forties. (See note 3.) Even by age 50 they will still owe around £32,000, though any remaining debts will be written off one year later….
Nearly 1 in 4 teachers think pupil premium funds may not be targeted at poorest students
…research relevant to improving the attainment of disadvantaged pupils. It covers 34 topic areas, ranging from arts participation to collaborative learning, using the best research available to summarise the average…
Best academy chains outperform mainstream average for poorer pupils, but weakest ones fall behind – new Sutton Trust research
…– a City-based livery company which has three academies, two of which are also linked to the successful Thomas Telford City Technology College in the West Midlands ARK Schools –…
Confusion in the Ranks: How good are England’s Schools?
…highlight some underlying consistencies. There are three main reasons for the different rankings: Countries are ranked on scores which may not be different; Different countries are involved; The tests differ…
Entry to Leading Universities
…us to reveal the extend of the imbalance in admissions. The results demonstrate that the students from non-privileged backgrounds who are achieving high scores at GCSE and A-level are not…