…teach”; new bursaries started to attract good graduates into shortage subjects like maths, science and languages; and a new programme called Teach First, based on a successful American model, actively…
More women, more ethnic minorities, but one-third of MPs have still been privately-educated
The New Statesman reported on new Sutton Trust research which analysed the backgrounds of the new MPs. The next parliament will be more representative than the last one. There are…
2015 Newsletters
Keep up to date with the latest news on social mobility and education via our Monthly Update. Click the links below to view past editions of the newsletter; Sutton Trust…
2014 Newsletters
Keep up to date with the latest news on social mobility and education via our Monthly Update. Click the links below to view past editions of the newsletter; Sutton Trust…
Evaluation equals better education
Kevan Collins on the importance of last week’s first evaluation results from the Education Endowment Foundation. Learning is rarely easy. This is true for most children, especially those from low…
New grammar school test thwarts ‘pushy parents’
…preparing to redesign their “11-plus” entrance exams to stop intensive tutoring giving children from wealthier families an unfair advantage. Last autumn, a handful of education authorities in England introduced an…