…even smaller: 5% had attended a comprehensive, compared with the 21% who had gone to selective schools and the 74% who had gone private. In the military, only 12% of…
Guest blog: Re-granting for larger trials
…independent evaluator. At the beginning of this month, the EEF announced it has awarded almost £4m in grants to six projects, all of which had previously received grants from the…
Write Mess
…fill in the application forms, a study claims. Researchers found personal statements written by pupils from private schools and comprehensives were “worlds apart”. A report from education think-tank said children…
Response to Ofsted annual report
…accessing a professional job aren’t just a matter of ability, but are linked to where you live. “The fact that students in the North and the Midlands, particularly those from…
White working class boys from poor neighbourhoods unlikely to do A-levels
White working class boys from poor neighbourhoods face a ‘double disadvantage’ of low family income and place poverty – linked to their wider community – which significantly reduces their likelihood…
Funds shortfall for poorest schools
…2014-15 despite a £6 billion Government programme aimed at disadvantaged pupils, a spending watchdog has found. The pupil premium, which provides extra funding to schools for children from poor backgrounds,…