…of senior leaders reporting pupil premium is being used to plug gaps elsewhere in their school’s budget. As well as ongoing financial pressures, our new polling of teachers also finds…
Little progress in opening up top universities to poorer pupils in 25 years
Russell Group share of disadvantaged and low participation area students has declined since 1997 compared to the rest of the sector. 4,700 state school students and 1,000 students from areas…
Totteridge Academy
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Is England’s squad in a class of their own?
…come from modest socio-economic backgrounds. In fact, some of those who went to private schools were sponsored by powerful Premier League teams. Phil Foden and Cole Palmer, for instance, both…
A student’s guide to 2022 A-level Results Day
…feel like the odds are stacked against students receiving results this week, you must remain positive and be smart by preparing for results day. Why? Because you have worked so…
Equity of Access: Early childhood education as universal entitlement
…hours alongside more advantaged peers, running the risk that the previous steps towards closing the gap are undermined.’ In 2019, a House of Commons Education Committee report on tackling disadvantage…