Report Overview Self-regulation has been identified as an ‘essential life skill’. It underpins other aspects of learning and has a significant impact on a child’s long term life chances. The…
Most teachers support link between performance and pay
…jobs. Almost two-thirds (64%) agreed that teachers should have a professional body in the same way as accountants, doctors and lawyers do, while only 13% disagreed. [1] https://www.suttontrust.com/newsarchive/improving-poor-teachers-transform-englands-education-performance-among-best-world/ [2] https://www.suttontrust.com/newsarchive/less-10-teachers-think-government-school-reforms-will-improve-outcomes-less-privileged-children/…
Subject to Background
…prestigious courses. 3436 20150317 2015 23748 1 Press release: Bright disadvantaged pupils get better A-levels through reading for pleasure, education trips and regular homework, as well as good schools https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/bright-disadvantaged-pupils-get-better-a-levels-through-reading-for-pleasure-education-trips-and-regular-homework-as-well-as-good-schools/…
Advancing Ambitions
…2363 20141015 2014 23752 Press release: End the ‘postcode lottery’ of career guidance, urges Sutton Trust https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/end-the-postcode-lottery-of-career-guidance-urges-sutton-trust/ James Turner: Careering off in the right direction? https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/careering-off-in-the-right-direction/ Key Findings 1 pink…
Educating the Highly Able
…Pamela Robinson, Centre for Education and Employment Research, University of Buckingham. 1437 20120709 2012 23763 1 Press release: England ranks 26th out of 34 OECD countries for highly able https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/england-ranks-26th-34-oecd-countries-highly-able/…
Testing Teachers
…20130301 2013 23775 Press release: Improvements in exam results are the best way to evaluate teachers https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/improvements-exam-results-best-way-evaluate-teachers/ Blog: How good is a teacher? Check the exam results (Conor Ryan) https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/good-teacher-check-exam-results/…