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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…

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Covid-19 Impacts: Early Years

…the impact of the pandemic on sector https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/early-years-in-crisis/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 Children and parents • Early education and childcare plays a vital role in children’s early development and…

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Class differences: Ethnicity and disadvantage

…show dramatically improved results https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/white-working-class-boys-have-lowest-gcse-grades-as-disadvantaged-bangladeshi-african-and-chinese-pupils-show-dramatically-improved-results/ Peter Lampl: Mind the Gap https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/mind-the-gap-2/ 1 Key Findings 1 pink 1 White British FSM (Free School Meals) boys achieve the lowest grades at GCSE…

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Independent Commission on Fees 2015

…the cap on fees completely. The Commons Select Committee should investigate the reasons for the severe decline in mature and part-time students. There must be better co-ordination of university outreach…

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Selective Comprehensives 2017

…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…