…work and priorities of the Social Mobility Commission. The session explored the SMC’s thematic priorities of nurturing talent; developing and distributing talent; and growing opportunities, and offered a preview of…
EEF: Playing computer games in maths lessons ‘can help boost pupils’ numeracy skills’
…The Mirror reported: Playing computer games in maths lessons can help to boost pupils’ numeracy skills, research suggests. Giving youngsters a series of games designed to engage them in the…
Low-income students more likely to be missing out on extra-curricular activities
…in truly life-changing experiences which will build important skills such as communication, resilience, confidence, motivation and leadership; skills which previous Sutton Trust research has shown are highly valued by employers.”…
Going Further
…students in FE colleges are more likely to progress to university than their disadvantaged peers in similar sixth forms https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/disadvantaged-students-in-fe-colleges-are-more-likely-to-progress-to-university-than-their-disadvantaged-peers-in-similar-sixth-forms/ Going Further: extending the pupil premium to post-16 settings https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/going-further-pupil-premium/…
Self-Regulation in the Early Years
…of the adverse impacts of poverty are moderated by self-regulatory skills: Low-income children with better self-regulatory skills are more resilient to adverse psychological outcomes (Blair, 2010; Blair & Raver, 2012)….
The Employment Equation
…mathematics. Competence in these skills matters in the workplace. 1412 20130704 2013 23786 Press release: All young people should do maths to age 18 to prepare for today’s workplace https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/young-people-maths-age-18-prepare-todays-workplace/…