…should enable young people to have improved apprenticeship and college options. It is particularly welcome that the panel wants to see a more coherent framework for technical qualifications, developed with…
SMALL BUT INCREASING NUMBER OF SCHOOLS ARE USING THEIR PUPIL PREMIUM FUNDING TO OFFSET BUDGET CUTS NEW SUTTON TRUST AND EDUCATION ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION POLLING
…a representative sample of 1,607 teachers in March 2016. The panel included teachers from the full range of roles in primary and secondary schools, from headteachers to newly qualified class…
‘Appeaser’ heads who tolerate bad behaviour
Eleanor Harding reported from the Sutton Trust/Carnegie summit for the Daily Mail Too many senior teachers in Britain’s schools are ‘appeasers’ who are prepared to put up with appalling behaviour,…
Sir Michael Wilshaw: We need ‘battle-axes’ for teachers to improve schools
…other nations, every secondary school needs to have a good atmosphere of scholarship. Speaking during a panel debate at a Sutton Trust conference in London, Sir Michael also took aim…
Best in Class: morning report
Matt Rodda, summit rapporteur, reports from the morning session at Best in Class. Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, reiterated the Government’s commitment to improving opportunities for disadvantaged pupils and challenged local…
New study exposes ‘class ceiling’ that deters less privileged actors
…which actors from relatively wealthy backgrounds are dominating the theatre and film industry. Following the findings of the Sutton Trust last week, which reported that a privately educated elite enjoyed…