…middle income backgrounds. It is vital they remain central to Ofsted’s agenda for the future. We look forward to working with Sir Michael on these issues when he chairs the…
White working class boys have lowest GCSE Grades as disadvantaged Bangladeshi, African and Chinese pupils show dramatically improved results
Chinese pupils from disadvantaged homes are almost three times as likely as white working class pupils to get five good GCSEs, according to new analysis published by the Sutton Trust…
Reading gap between most and least advantaged five year olds biggest in the US, but UK still lags behind Canada and Australia
…studies that compare the achievement of children with more or less educated parents, or higher or lower income families. The Sutton Trust, in partnership with the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, launched…
White students are keeping their grip on elite universities despite school struggles
Nick Morrison highlighted our Class Differences research for Forbes. White students are falling to keep pace with students from ethnic minorities at school – but are still keeping their grip…
Lee Elliot Major: Britain’s social mobility problem
…three main areas covered by the report: what defines great teaching; how to identify it; and how to improve it. The quality of teaching is the biggest school factor impacting…
Sir Peter Lampl: Times letter on universities
…divide. As accommodation costs continue to rise, more and more talented young people from low and middle income homes will be priced out of degrees at top universities, especially those…