…their early teenage years. The Commission’s data suggests that those in charge are selected from a frighteningly shallow pool of talent. ‘Few people believe that the sum total of talent…
Top teachers needed to help poor white pupils
…in struggling schools to tackle underachievement by poor, white, working-class children, a committee of MPs has recommended. A report by the Commons education committee said that white British children from…
Independent school education found to boost grades and earnings
…which has traced nearly 300 students from their schools into the workplace over 23 years. The research from the Institute of Education, University of London, sponsored by the Sutton Trust,…
The Educational backgrounds of 500 leading figures
…20 years ago. Journalists and medics were most likely to come from grammar schools, with about a third of the figures in the top 100s coming from selective state schools….
Thousands of state school pupils shun top degree
…comprehensive schools; 1,277 from FE colleges; 693 from Sixth Form colleges; and 315 from selective state schools 3. These are 13 highly selective universities which came top of an average…