…pupils have access to a device for remote learning and that schools have adequate funding to pay for cover for absent staff. The continuing disruption also strengthens the case for…
Reflecting back on 2021 and looking forward to 2022
…the case for intervening at every stage of a child’s life, as inevitably some pupils will be missed. Nonetheless those early years are crucial as it’s when the gaps emerge…
A Fair Start? The costs of an unfair system
…before their child meets this threshold because of the cost of care- and subsidises many who can already afford it in any case. Recent Sutton Trust research found that 70%…
A Fair Start? Levelling up should be child’s play
…who can be certain of their funding, which is demonstrably not the case in England, as the Sutton Trust’s findings show. In the face of this shortfall, providers are facing…
Going further: extending the pupil premium to post-16 settings
Our CEO James Turner argues the case for extending the pupil premium to the 16-19 age group. Today, we’ve released new research looking at the role Further Education colleges play…
Inequality in early years education isn’t offering a fair start
…of excluding those families on the threshold of eligibility. We spoke to one family whose case perfectly illustrates issues in the current system. As a paramedic, she works part time…