…of assessment. 3. The strongest evidence supports the use of three main sources of feedback: teacher observations (particularly from fellow teachers or peers); surveys of students; and measures of student…
Helping parents to make a difference
…parenting within the lowest income families demonstrate that such behaviours are successfully adopted among vulnerable families. Clearly, if we can help more families in difficult circumstances to adopt this positive…
Parliament and Policy: September 2014
…Alan Milburn’s Social Mobility Commission. Policy August The Sutton Trust was quoted extensively in a Centre for Social Justice report on education “Closing the Divide”. Sutton Trust methodology and reports…
School places: a guide through the minefield of admissions
…have intakes that are very different from their local communities. And a recent survey by the pressure group Comprehensive Future found that in some parts of the country up to…
Feeding the Brain
…So, what of the Toolkit test – how does the free meals policy score compared to other interventions? Natcen notes on page 146 of its report that the universal entitlement…
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