…its economic future and it comes at an economic cost. The most pressing social and long-term economic challenge the country faces is creating a more mobile society amid a world…
Peter Lampl: Merit, not money, has to prevail
…come from non-privileged backgrounds. The research shows that, in England, only 1.7 per cent of teenagers reached the highest level in maths, compared with an average of 3.1 per cent…
Making the Pupil Premium go Further
…is there any evidence that is changing admissions behaviour). Ofsted reported last month that often schools did not disaggregate the pupil premium from their main budget, and said that the…
Lucinda Denney: My Welcome to Yale
…without the help of the Sutton Trust and the US-UK Fulbright Commission. The advice, dedication and sheer commitment of every single member of the team provided me with the support…
Parent power for all
…or accessing an accommodating address in a desirable catchment temporarily in order to cheat the system. Perhaps unsurprisingly it is the middle classes who have the money and drive to…
Ballots and Banding
…policies. 17% of sponsored academies used one or both criteria, compared with 5% of all comprehensives. Today’s research follows reports by the Trust last year which showed that the proportion…