…come from non-privileged backgrounds. The research shows that, in England, only 1.7 per cent of teenagers reached the highest level in maths, compared with an average of 3.1 per cent…
Peter Lampl: Should teachers be paid by results?
…commonly held assumption in the business community is that teachers have a soft job with long holidays, are heavily unionised and retire early. But after 15 years chairing the Sutton…
Lotteries should decide secondary school admissions, parents say
…Our poll shows a public appetite for change in oversubscribed comprehensives and academies. We need changes too to ensure fair access to grammar schools, independent schools and elite universities.” The…
Sutton Trust Welcomes New Elite Britain Report
Commenting on new Elite Britain report from the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission highlighting the dominance of independently and Oxbridge educated people at the top of the professions, Dr…
Britain is ‘deeply elitist society’
…them may not understand the daily issues facing people from different backgrounds, according to the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission. … Lee Elliot Major, director of policy and development…
Education is just the job for NEETS
…the Head of Education at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, spoke at last week’s Sutton Trust seminar, he said one thing that made me really sit up. Young…