…eligible for free school meals has been tutored, compared with one in four of those who are better off. The charity said that the government should give poorer families vouchers…
Access to the top
…women appointed to boards at FTSE 100 companies, for example. The Coalition Government set up a Social Mobility Business Compact to encourage employers to be more open to people from…
Success in the States
…comes with the offer. Those 43 students have been offered, between them, $10m of financial aid, meaning that they will graduate with little or no debt – and they join…
Barry Sheerman to chair new Sutton Trust Education Advisory Group
Barry Sheerman, MP for Huddersfield and former chairman of the House of Commons Education Committee, will chair a new Education Advisory Group, set up by the Sutton Trust to help…
Many popular teaching practices are ineffective, warns new Sutton Trust report
…with common assumptions. Examples include: challenging students to identify the reason why an activity is taking place in the lesson; asking a large number of questions and checking the responses…
Worlds Apart
…often abstract and complex findings of education research. But after years of working with schools, I’m afraid I’ve had to re-assess this rule. To affect genuine change – this is…