…Stanford University draws on research from across the world that was presented at a seminar on educational inequalities at the London School of Economics. By comparing data on cohorts of…
Educating rich kids: inside the world of the £1,000-an-hour super-tutor
…his west London flat. “He was the lead butler, actually, in a team of eight. He said: ‘Mark, you have to come and help. The child has 15 tutors.’ The…
Libby Purves: Teachers are killing off the Oxbridge dream
…at Oxford and at Cambridge, it seriously irked the teacher. “We don’t mention Oxbridge or encourage applications,” she said. “It’s setting them up to fail.” *** Roll on five years,…
York school gets research school status to share evidence of what works across region
…been designated as the Research School for Yorkshire. *** Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust and of the Education Endowment Foundation, said: “Evidence of what works is one…
Lost in the grammars debate
…week, there was one idea[iii] that could allow a practical way forward for highly able pupils – organising support hubs for the highly able within multi-academy trusts, composed of comprehensive…
Sir Peter Lampl Responds to the Prime Minister’s Education Speech
…comprehensives, backed by fairer admissions policies in urban comprehensive schools promoting ballots or banding to overcome selection by house price, backed by better advice to low income families on their…