…people from the least affluent families (58% compared with 41% in ‘high affluence’ households), and those in single parent households (52% compared with 44% for two-parent households). Among pupils who…
Sweating the small stuff
Megan Dixon, Director of Aspirer Research School, introduces the EEF’s early literacy guidance report and explains how the small stuff can make the biggest difference when it comes to learning…
Five favourite facts
…leadership. Today is my last day at the Sutton Trust after nearly six years in post. It has been a privilege to be involved in commissioning and communicating 100 pieces…
Call for new Oxbridge colleges for disadvantaged students
…“obsession” with academic degrees and providing a more balanced approach to vocational qualifications is recommended by Robert Halfon, Conservative chair of the Commons education select committee. “Our labour market does…
Jenni Russell: Employer must look for grit as well as grades
Jenni Russell mentions the Sutton Trust’s programmes and Justine Greening’s speech at the Carnegie-Sutton Trust Summit in a comment piece in the Times. Greening is right to say that such…
Unsure starts
…locked, what goes on inside is much reduced when compared to five years ago. Our survey of local authorities in England found reductions in the number of registered children’s centres,…