Lee Elliot Major asks whether schools are now ‘livin on a prayer’ In the earliest days of presenting the then pupil premium toolkit, I would entertain audiences of teachers by…
Lee Elliot Major: Britain’s social mobility problem
Lee Elliot Major, our Chief Executive, delivered a presentation to school principals in Norway as part of a session on our What Makes Great Teaching report. The presentation covered the…
HALF OF YOUNG PEOPLE HOPING TO GO TO HIGHER EDUCATION WORRY ABOUT COST
…it was unlikely they would go on to higher education. Of this group, the most common set of reasons – given by over two-thirds (68%) of those unlikely to attend…
The Guardian view on saving the union: a good start
…state of the union top place on her to-do list. It was striking too that she used the memorable phrase, “this precious, precious bond”, with its unmistakable Shakespearean echo to…
Brexit’s mobility challenge
…to compare schools on a like for like basis as never before. That has spurred real improvement, and with the pupil premium has placed the attainment of disadvantaged pupils centre…
Five years of the Toolkit
It was unveiled exactly five years ago today. Nine months in gestation, costing only £14,000 to produce, the Pupil Premium Toolkit started life as a 20-page report published by the…