…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….
Parliament and Policy: October and November 2014
The Rt Hon Vince Cable MP spoke at the Sutton Trust/SMF Fringe Event on the future of university funding. The Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission published the 2014 State…
School places: a guide through the minefield of admissions
…have intakes that are very different from their local communities. And a recent survey by the pressure group Comprehensive Future found that in some parts of the country up to…