…take relatively few disadvantaged pupils compared to their local populations. But the latest solution, letting all schools rather than just academies and free schools prioritise those eligible for the pupil…
Peter Lampl: Break down the barriers in English education
…become academies, with more control over funding, governance and the curriculum. This is the battleground of English education. But another piece of news this week was even more significant. On…
Call for private schooling for all
…areas that are over-subscribed. Research has shown that England’s top performing comprehensives and academies are “significantly more socially selective”, with fewer pupils than average on free school meals – a…
Offer all children chance of private school, parents say
…age 11, including through more use of ballots and banding, especially in urban areas that are over-subscribed. Research has shown that England’s top performing comprehensives and academies are ”significantly more…
Mobility in the Manifestos
…rules. Last year, we showed again the consequences of this approach. The 500 comprehensives – maintained schools and academies – with the best GCSE results took half as many disadvantaged…
Nearly half parents want ballots to play a part in school admissions, new YouGov poll shows, as Sutton Trust launches Mobility Manifesto
…must be at the heart of any programme to improve social mobility. Our poll shows a public appetite for change in oversubscribed comprehensives and academies. We need changes too to…