…but schools where pupils make most progress are much less so https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/85-of-top-comprehensives-with-best-gcses-are-socially-selective-but-schools-where-pupils-make-most-progress-are-much-less-so/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 The top performing 500 comprehensive schools in England, based on GCSE attainment, continue…
School Funding and Pupil Premium 2019
…20190417 2019 26370 9663 20 Press release: two-thirds of secondary school heads have cut teachers to save money https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/two-thirds-of-school-heads-have-cut-teachers-to-save-money/ Ben Jones: Making compromises to balance the budgets https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/making-compromises-to-balance-the-budgets/ 69% Over…
Closing the Regional Attainment Gap
…serious economic repurcussions https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/social-mobility-coldspots-likely-to-fall-back-even-further-with-serious-economic-repurcussions/ Ruby Nightingale: Tackling the regional attainment gap https://www.suttontrust.com/newsarchive/tackling-the-regional-attainment-gap/ 2 Key Findings 1 pink 1 Disadvantaged pupils nationally lag behind the average by around half a grade…
Best in Class 2018
…about academy freedoms https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/academy-leaders-sceptical-about-academy-freedoms Carl Cullinane: Best in Class 2018 https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/best-in-class-2018-blog/ 1 34% Over a third of school leaders in England use pupil premium funding to plug gaps in their…
Parliamentary Privilege – The MPs 2017
… 12500 20170610 2017 26376 23624 17 Press release: Influx of new MPs means few privately educated members than in previous parliament https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/influx-of-new-mps-means-fewer-privately-educated-members-than-in-previous-parliament/ Dr Rebecca Montacute: Comprehensive change? https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/comprehensive-change/…
Extra Time
…help https://www.suttontrust.com/newsarchive/poorer-pupils-get-less-homework-help/ John Jerrim: Homework lessons from PISA https://www.suttontrust.com/newsarchive/homework-lessons-from-pisa/ 1 Key findings 1 light-green 1 On average, Year 11 pupils in England spend 9.5 hours per week in additional instruction…