…vocabulary. The attainment gap between pupils eligible for free school meals and all other pupils persists through school. At age eleven the gap between Free School Meals pupils and their…
Reasons to be cheerful
James Turner says young people and new charities are providing an antidote to the gloom. More bad news on the social mobility front came from the Sutton Trust today, with…
The Sutton Trust is funding two summer schools with UCL this year
…from the British Museum. Students will develop their ability to question, to analyse critically and to synthesise an argument from a number of sources. There were six applications to UCL’s…
Boys too shy to apply for free university summer schools
…Higher Education will also be given preference. Anyone interested should call 0208 788 3223 for further details or apply on-line atwww.suttontrust.com. The deadline for applications is Friday 2nd March 2007….
Innovative access scheme hailed a success
…form (87% compared to 65% of the comparator group) and to cement their aspirations towards further study. A summary of the main findings is attached. These will be discussed at…
POORER CHILDREN TWICE AS LIKELY TO START SCHOOL WITH BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS
Behaviour problems are significantly more common among children from disadvantaged backgrounds – and are strongly apparent in the pre-school years – according to the preliminary findings of new research commissioned…