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Sir Peter Lampl responds to the Queen’s speech

Commenting on the education proposals in the Queen’s Speech today, Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman of the Sutton Trust and of the Education Endowment Foundation, said: “The Government has wisely backed…

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Britain’s self-perpetuating elite

…gap is likely to be the result of ever widening wealth gaps – once again highlighted by the annual Sunday Times Rich List. Despite a slight decline in wealth, the…

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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. ……..

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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…