…hugely complex statistical measure of progress on which schools are now supposed mainly to be judged – yesterday’s news shows that the C grade remains important. Teachers have been struggling…
Admitting the problem
…how parents’ perceive the best schools. This is the context in which our new research report – Selective Comprehensives 2017 – renews our focus on secondary school admissions. Figure 1….
Summer school successes
…those groups, we’ve relaunched our Sun Scholars scheme for 2017. Las week the newspaper profiled one of the original Sun Scholars, Dr Leigh Fletcher. Leigh was inspired to apply to…
Could you be a Sun Scholar?
…Sun Scholars summer school. He also lectures at the University of Leicester. Married father-of-two Leigh says: “My nan spotted the application form in the newspaper and posted it to me….
UK state pupils rush to Ivy League
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…