…20190417 2019 26370 9663 20 Press release: two-thirds of secondary school heads have cut teachers to save money https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/two-thirds-of-school-heads-have-cut-teachers-to-save-money/ Ben Jones: Making compromises to balance the budgets https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/making-compromises-to-balance-the-budgets/ 69% Over…
Closing the Regional Attainment Gap
…serious economic repurcussions https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/social-mobility-coldspots-likely-to-fall-back-even-further-with-serious-economic-repurcussions/ Ruby Nightingale: Tackling the regional attainment gap https://www.suttontrust.com/newsarchive/tackling-the-regional-attainment-gap/ 2 Key Findings 1 pink 1 Disadvantaged pupils nationally lag behind the average by around half a grade…
Closing Gaps Early
…Free childcare policy won’t help social mobility https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/free-childcare-wont-help-social-mobility/ Conor Ryan: Lessons in early years policy https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/lessons-in-early-years-policy/ Key findings 1 pink 1 The UK has made a great deal of progress…
Selective Comprehensives 2017
…but schools where pupils make most progress are much less so https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/85-of-top-comprehensives-with-best-gcses-are-socially-selective-but-schools-where-pupils-make-most-progress-are-much-less-so/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 The top performing 500 comprehensive schools in England, based on GCSE attainment, continue…
COVID-19 Impacts: School Shutdown
…every day https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/independent-school-pupils-twice-as-likely-to-get-online-lessons-every-day/ 3 Key Findings 1 pink 1 A third of pupils are taking part in online lessons while schools are closed. However, at private schools, 51% of primary…
Extra Time
…help https://www.suttontrust.com/newsarchive/poorer-pupils-get-less-homework-help/ John Jerrim: Homework lessons from PISA https://www.suttontrust.com/newsarchive/homework-lessons-from-pisa/ 1 Key findings 1 light-green 1 On average, Year 11 pupils in England spend 9.5 hours per week in additional instruction…