…changes from assessments by a similar sample three years earlier. ….. Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust education charity, said: “We still need to do much more to…
Justine Greening appointed new education secretary
…to school in a Rotherham comprehensive, was previously secretary of state for international development. She announced last month she was in a same-sex relationship, making her the first openly gay…
Social Mobility APPG Access into Leading Professions Inquiry Session Two – Access into Medicine – a summary
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Tim Harford: How politicians poisoned statistics
…such trials have been published, most of them within the past 25 years. In non-medical areas such as education, development aid and prison reform, randomised trials are rapidly catching on:…
Sutton Trust and EEF respond to education white paper
…over a school year, these pupils gain 1.5 years’ worth of learning with very effective teachers, compared with 0.5 years with poorly performing teachers. In other words, for poor pupils…
Sutton Trust and EEF respond to Budget education announcements
…over the past year. Parents with professional or administrative occupations were 15% more likely than those with manual or routine jobs to involve their children in these activities. • Subject…