…local authorities are enabled to support struggling schools to improve. The Sutton Trust would like to see the Government, National Schools Commissioner and Regional Schools Commissioners act urgently to ensure…
More schools using pupil premium to plug budget gaps
A rising number of schools are using funding for disadvantaged pupils to offset budget cuts elsewhere, according to new research. Think tank the Sutton Trust and the Education Endowment Foundation…
UK state school pupils for US Ivy League
…has risen each year since tuition fees rose in England in 2012. US ambassador Matthew Barzun praised the value of such “interconnectedness”. ……. But the project run by the Sutton…
I had a dream
Julie Randles remembers her 13 year old self when she believed in better Can you remember what you were doing when you were 13? Details are a bit hazy for…
Harry de Quetteville: Sats are not about testing children but teachers – and that’s a good thing
…effects of high-quality teaching are especially significant for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds: over a school year, these pupils gain 1.5 years’ worth of learning with very effective teachers, compared with…
Andrea Jenkyns MP, Sutton Trust access into leading professions champion, BIS question
…all young people know about the opportunities available to them through our higher education reforms. We are also giving students more information than ever before about their course choice, and…