…sector seeking to engage parents, but it tends to be very localised and isolated so that good practice is not necessarily being identified or shared. To date very few UK…
Parliament and Policy: September 2014
…Alan Milburn’s Social Mobility Commission. Policy August The Sutton Trust was quoted extensively in a Centre for Social Justice report on education “Closing the Divide”. Sutton Trust methodology and reports…
School places: a guide through the minefield of admissions
…anxious deliberations about which secondary school is best for thousands of children over until next spring’s offer day. It is over 25 years since the idea of “choice” was firmly…
Richest parents four times more likely than poorest to pay for extra classes for their children
…the top fifth of incomes – those earning more than £52,000 a year – have paid fees for extra-curricular activities for their children in the past three months, compared with…
Making a Statement
…has been schools un-doing the work of the initiative. Some offered advice that was contradictory; some insisted students followed a very rigid structure; one said a student’s application to read…
Giving pupils a sporting chance
…idea that intelligence is learnable and can be developed through effort and skillful practice has not penetrated our society widely or deeply,’ argues Stanford psychologist Carol Dweck. Dweck’s research does…