…that teachers have of the proportions of undergraduates at our two most prestigious universities who come from state schools – typically they say 20%, around a third of the actual…
Sir Peter Lampl: Brexit’s Social Mobility Challenge
Sir Peter Lampl comments on social mobility challenges post-Brexit in the Huffington Post. I wasn’t surprised to see the statistics published after last month’s European Union referendum. According to YouGov’s…
Schools forced to use pupil premium to meet funding cuts
…number of teachers saying their main priority for their pupil premium funding is offsetting budget cuts remains a minority, it has tripled in the past year, going from 2% to…
Peers from across parties cite Chain Effects
…Perhaps he will cast his eye over the Sutton Trust research, which showed that, compared with mainstream schools, sponsored academies have lower grades and are twice as likely to be…
A third of students picking universities based on bursaries, study finds
James Connington quotes the Sutton Trust in a Telegraph report on student concerns over the axing of maintenance grants. Student worries about loan debt and the cost of living are…
Stop levying VAT on sixth-form colleges, say MPs
…Morgan, to exempt colleges. At present, VAT payments are costing sixth-form colleges on average £335,000 a year – the equivalent of at least 10 teaching posts. Local authority-maintained schools and…