…learning, poverty – the different cultural contexts outside the school gates, while important, can’t explain away the differences in education performance between nations. High performing countries as culturally diverse as…
85% of top comprehensives with best GCSEs are socially selective, but schools where pupils make most progress are much less so
…rate for top 500 comprehensives % of top 500 comprehensives Average school FSM rate for top 500 comprehensives % of all secondary schools Average school FSM rate for all secondary…
Teacher recruitment crisis causing a school ‘science shortfall’, especially in Physics
…the Sutton Trust is recommending that: Incentives to address science teaching shortages should be targeted at schools in less advantaged areas. In schools with shortages of physics teachers or none…
The Social Composition of Top Comprehensive Schools
…14.3% nationally. The top 200 included almost all the remaining grammar schools (161) and only 39 comprehensives, so it was decided to look separately at the top 200 comprehensives (6%…
OBR Should Investigate Whether Student Loan System Provides Value for Money
…on fees completely. The Budget increases could see fees at some universities reaching £10,000 a year by 2020. New polling from ComRes commissioned for the report shows that significant numbers…
School Funding and Pupil Premium 2021
…across England are using their pupil premium funding. 20210429 2021 27611 2 One in three head teachers using funding for poorer pupils to plug general budget gaps https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/one-in-three-head-teachers-using-funding-for-poorer-pupils-to-plug-general-budget-gaps/ 34% A…