Barry Sheerman, MP for Huddersfield and former chairman of the House of Commons Education Committee, will chair a new Education Advisory Group, set up by the Sutton Trust to help…
Debate on summer-born children sees mention of Sutton Trust
…Hammond described how summer-born children can suffer from long-term development issues and a lag in educational standards. Saying how younger children perform worse than their older peers in the same…
Tackling the home advantage
…the capital without London connections come from the poorest fifth of neighbourhoods in the UK, compared with 42 per cent from the richest neighbourhoods. So, while those from richer neighbourhoods…
Meet the eternal intern
…or fixing problems they left behind. As the placement continues, my responsibilities increase. l work from 10am to 6pm – often later – calling in products from fashion PRs, returning…
Science made simple
…this area improved by three months. Interestingly, there was an association between greater use of the computer games and greater impact of the intervention, suggesting the computer games are important….
Lee Elliot Major: Respect for teachers is essential for society
…expansion of free schools and academies, what really makes the difference is the quality of leaders and teachers in a school. Our research has shown that good teaching is most…