Richard Garner reports for The Independent on new Sutton Trust research on teaching practice. Teachers who lavish praise on pupils are doing them a disservice, according to a study published…
Universities urged to lower entry grades for comprehensive school pupils
…from comprehensives with equivalent GCSE and A-level grades outperformed their more expensively educated peers at university. …… “This valuable research confirms the importance of students getting good advice on their…
Computer Tables: MORI Teachers’ Omnibus 2004 (Wave 3)
MORI computer table breakdown. 1089 20041201 2004 23667…
What do Labour have in store for educational inequality and social mobility?
…are more socially selective than the average grammar school, with a 40% shortfall of free school meals pupils at the highest attaining comprehensive schools compared to the average. That’s why…
Sutton Trust analysis of Labour cabinet
We’ve analysed the education backgrounds of Sir Keir Starmer’s first Cabinet. The majority attended comprehensive schools, making this the most diverse in terms of education background ever recorded: Key findings…
England’s apprenticeship system lagging behind international competitors
…report’s author Simon Field, Director of Skills Policy, explains that this poor-quality training affects those from disadvantaged backgrounds the most: ‘Off-the-job training requirements in England are loose, complex and widely…