…owe between $29,000 (£20,500), for students at public or private non-profit universities, and $32,600, for those at private for-profit universities. …… Sir Peter Lampl, who chairs the Sutton Trust, said:…
Primary schools accused of ‘social segregation’ by favouring students from high-income families
…schools – had complicated oversubscription criteria that actively discouraged parents of poorer children and allowed the schools to be selective about which pupils were granted a place. The findings have…
Starbucksification of schools
…pay teachers what they want and set shorter holidays. It would be a big, rapid change: currently 59% of secondary schools and only 17% of primary schools are academies. ……..
Best in Class: afternoon report
…Carnegie Corporation of New York Sir Michael made a strong contribution to the afternoon panel session, which was chaired by Barry Sheerman MP. He said something was clearly going wrong…
Best in Class: morning report
…he said needed to change its approach. He said civic leaders had prioritised a “comfortable status quo” for adults over the needs of children and young people. He said that…
More time out of classroom ‘best way to attract teachers to challenging schools’
…many teachers believe that staff who improve pupils’ results and boost progress should be given cash bonuses. The findings come in a new report by the Sutton Trust which is…