…shouldn’t be pushed towards ‘easier’ subjects Claiming the coalition made significant progress with policies like the Lib Dems‘ pupil premium, she will say in future everyone will take GCSEs in…
Majority of schools risk ‘diluting’ pupil premium benefit, says watchdog
…the cash effectively. ……. Polling commissioned from the National Foundation for Educational Research, by the Sutton Trust and EEF, shows that half of primary teachers and 44 per cent of…
Pupil Premium: Next Steps
…Sir Michael Wilshaw and Pupil Premium Champion Sir John Dunford. New polling commissioned for the summit reveals that 50% of primary teachers and 44% of secondary teachers feel the premium…
Over a third of clever but poor boys significantly underachieve at GCSE
…with just under a quarter (24%) getting disappointing GCSE results. These figures compare with 16% of boys and 9% of girls from better off homes who similarly fall behind by…
Context dependent
…the importance of identifying and nurturing future leaders from a range of backgrounds? No doubt some would say that admissions on this basis smacks of social engineering – but then…
Record numbers seek UK university places
…future.” However, Sir Peter Lampl, chair of the social mobility charity the Sutton Trust, said while the continuing growth in disadvantaged applicants was welcome, there was still a significant gap….