Ben Jones, teacher and Sutton Trust alum, picks out five key talking points from Thursday’s new teacher polling. Sutton Trust polling released this week sheds further light on the negative…
Where have 30 years of parental choice left school admissions?
…16. For the great majority who are pleased with their offer, it marks the end of an often fraught process. There is almost complete compliance with the letter of the…
What have we learnt from last week’s GCSE results?
…heading in the right direction. Results at grammar schools have remained high, coming down less than those of private schools, from a high of 68.5% during the pandemic, to 59.3%…
New talent in the new industries
…initiatives – not least so that students make the right A level choices. We are also open to innovative ways of delivery. A good STEM degree from a leading university…
Banking on social mobility
…That would have been meaningful. In times when it still remains a common expression to ‘give back to the community’ – normally used to encourage volunteering in the community –…
Benchmarks row detracts from rapid rise in state school entrants to top universities
…qualifications attending them, according to a new report by the Sutton Trust. The number of students from state schools going to 13 leading universities rose from 16,900 in 1997/98 to…