Commenting on today’s Ofsted report suggesting that many schools are not using the pupil premium effectively, Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust and of the Education Endowment Foundation…
Poor mentoring can be worse than no mentoring, new teachers’ toolkit reveals
…student’s chances. The new Toolkit adds to the list of approaches that research shows are effective at boosting attainment, while comparing their relative cost effectiveness. Each of the following can…
What Works: Sir Peter Lampl Welcomes Designation of Sutton Trust And EEF as ‘What Works’ Centre
…University. To access the Toolkit please visit: http://educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/toolkit/. The Cabinet Office press release can be read here The policy paper, ‘What Works: evidence centres for social policy’ can be readhere…
We can’t afford such shocking dropout rates – Sir Peter Lampl
…highlight how poorly we compare with many other countries in this regard. “We can’t afford the economic and social cost of such shocking dropout levels. If young people don’t develop…
Sutton trust: prep schools provide four times more grammar school entrants than FSM pupils
…census, compared with 19.1% of all post-primary pupils entitled to free school meals and 27.8% in other secondary schools. This data is derived from the Northern Ireland schools census. Seehttp://bit.ly/dk9H56….
At least a quarter of access gap to top universities “not due to academic achievement” – Sutton Trust research
…but students would still be expected to repay £3550 a year with interest on a household income of £10,000 compared to the £865 estimated at Harvard, which is normally paid…