…mark in their end of year result, it’s not always a good basis to take on to A-Level,” says Harrison. A “handful” of pupils leave, she admits, “and some make…
6 findings from latest EEF report on the attianment gap
Stephen Tall, the EEF’s director of development and communications, unpicks six of the key findings from the EEF report on the attainment gap, explaining what the data tells us about…
Poor students ‘lose on grade predictions’
Sean Coughlan reports on Sutton Trust research analysing the UK university admissions process. University admissions would be fairer if students applied after they knew their A-level results, says a social…
‘Vice-chancellors need to wake up’
Robert Halfon, Chairman of the Education Select Committee, mentions Sutton Trust’s evidence submission in an article for the Times on the inquiry into the value for money in higher education…
APPG ON SOCIAL MOBILITY LAUNCHES NEW INQUIRY
…And what can we learn from different areas to facilitate not just upward mobility in education, but upward mobility in income? Read more about the APPG on social mobility here….
Pupils miss out on life skills
…their life skills ‘a lot’. This is echoed by employers surveyed by YouGov. Almost one-third (30%) say that life skills are more important than academic results for the success of…