Sian Griffiths interviewed the Sutton Trust Class of 2017 for a Sunday Times news piece on our US Programme A growing number of Britain’s brightest students are leaving to study…
Education report card makes grim reading
BBC News’ Brian Taylor cites findings from our Global Gaps report. In theatre and politics, atmosphere is all. In both scenarios, said atmosphere is commonly amplified by the onlookers. In…
Sturgeon defends education record over ‘shameful’ report claims
BBC News cites findings from our Global Gaps report. Nicola Sturgeon has defended her government’s record on education after a report raised concerns about the attainment gap in Scottish schools….
‘Waste of talent’ as poor pupils lag behind richer peers
BBC News reports on findings from our Global Gaps report. Clever pupils from poorer homes in the UK are lagging behind their as able but better-off peers in maths, science…
Breaking the Class Ceiling
Conor Ryan on what this week’s news tells us about social mobility Education Secretary Justine Greening recalled yesterday how she’s missed out on a banking job because she hadn’t taken…
Insights from the Anglosphere
Lee Elliot Major contrasts England’s education performance with other English speaking countries. “England and America are two countries divided by a common language.” Was this famous phrase uttered by George…