…in school leaders reporting spending cuts, with primary schools hit hardest by funding pressures https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/sharp-increase-in-school-leaders-reporting-spending-cuts-with-primary-schools-hit-hardest-by-funding-pressures/ Balancing budgets: Schools forced to make increasing cuts to staff and activities amid funding crisis…
Academic Assets
…Most UK university endowment funds fail to grow as US funds increase by a quarter in a decade https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/uk-university-endowment-funds-fail-grow-us-funds-increase-quarter-decade-sutton-trust-research/ Conor Ryan: Endowments could help postgraduate students https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/endowments-help-postgraduate-students/ 1 Key Findings…
DELAY EXPANSION OF FREE PLACES FOR TWO YEAR-OLDS OR CHILDREN WILL NOT GET THE FULL BENEFIT – SUTTON TRUST
…current policy and practice against the research evidence. The full report is available at https://www.suttontrust.com/our-work/research/item/sound-foundations/ 3. Since September 2013, the poorest 20 per cent of two year-olds have been eligible…
Student Maintenance Analysis 2023
…with food costs due to maintenance loans squeeze https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/two-thirds-of-students-struggling-with-food-costs-due-to-maintenance-loans-squeeze/ £11,400 The median amount spent on essentials by students outside of London. yellow £7,000 The median maintenance loan taken out by…
Shadow Schooling: Private tuition and social mobility in the UK
…despite being amongst those who would benefit the most. 7889 20160907 2016 23622 2 Press Release: Four in ten teachers have been private tutors https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/four-in-ten-teachers-have-been-private-tutors/ Philip Kirby: In the Shadows…
Closing the attainment gap
…social mobility https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/pupils-attainment-gap-is-a-ticking-time-bomb-for-social-mobility/ Closing the attainment gap should be a priority for the next government https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/closing-the-attainment-gap-should-be-a-priority-for-the-next-government/ Overview 1 blue-dark Children from less well-off homes start school already behind their classmates,…