…full well that I’m deemed to be part of the problem. A report from the Sutton Trust found that despite state schools educating 93 per cent of the population, that…
Concern over teachers’ university advice
…place. A new study by the Sutton Trust studied the personal statements of 44 students from state schools. Out of these, 27 received help from teachers with writing a statement,…
Being an apprentice ‘better than studying for a mediocre degree’
Eleanor Harding reported for the Daily Mail on the Sutton Trust Levels of Success report School leavers who only have the grades to get into a mediocre university may be…
Sir Peter Lampl: High price to pay for medical schools
…numbers of students from low and middle-income families applying to study medicine. It will reach 180 students over three years, offering them the support and information they need to compete…
Reform in haste and education pays the price
…schools removed from local authorities and run by “sponsors”. The academy idea was to break patterns of low expectation and encourage innovative teaching (although, of course, without relaxing central government…
Great idea, but a right royal muddle in practice
…splendid idea: an independent body committed to improving the status and professional development of teachers that will also give them a professional voice and a greater say in policy issues….