Eleanor Harding quoted our chairman in her Daily Mail coverage of the primary school tests The number of pupils hitting targets for reading, writing and maths is down nearly a…
Migrant kids are thrrriving in 3Rs
Lynn Davidson in the Sun quoted our chairman Sir Peter Lampl in her coverage of the primary school tests ONE in five primary school children don’t speak English as their…
How ‘just about managing’ families lose out in battle for grammars
…families, according to a new report by the Sutton Trust. The charity found children from ‘just about managing’ families make up just 16 per cent of grammar intakes in selective…
Theresa May’s grammars plan undermined by deprivation report
…schools, just 15.8 per cent of 11-year-olds were from “just about managing” families, who comprise about 6m households on low and low-to-middle incomes, according to one definition. By comparison, children…
Must do better: British schools fail to impress in world ranking
…changes from assessments by a similar sample three years earlier. ….. Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust education charity, said: “We still need to do much more to…
Phone app aids early learning for poor families, say experts
The i’s Padraic Flanagan cites findings from our EasyPeasy trial evaluation. A phone app designed for disadvantaged pre-school children has been found to improve concentration and problem-solving by toddlers, according…