…academies. I supported giving them the right to do so at the time, and still do, but combined with the drive for free schools it created a capacity issue in…
Three in four academy chains have ‘coasting schools’, but best chains continue to ‘transform’ pupils’ life chances
…that could be seen as ‘coasting’ under tough new government guidelines. The research, by Professor Merryn Hutchings, Professor Becky Francis and Dr Philip Kirby, compared the performance of disadvantaged students…
Lee Elliot Major: Evaluating the impact of widening participation initiatives
…of work in our universities and colleges aimed at opening doors to students from low and middle income homes is not evaluated properly. We spend over £1 billion a year…
Majority of schools risk ‘diluting’ pupil premium benefit, says watchdog
…the cash effectively. ……. Polling commissioned from the National Foundation for Educational Research, by the Sutton Trust and EEF, shows that half of primary teachers and 44 per cent of…
Please accept my mini genius
…mobility — are poor, bright children. The 500 highest-performing comprehensives, for instance, take only half the national average number of disadvantaged pupils, while prep school pupils are four times more…
Pam Sammons: How to give bright but disadvantaged kids a leg up
Professor Pam Sammons writes for The Conversation on her Sutton Trust/EPPSE research on bright disadvantaged pupils. Able young people from disadvantaged backgrounds lose out at every stage in our education…