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Our Priorities

…been stronger Find out more block-b5bc55bc-06e7-4c45-b691-e9d8f8816ff0 block-50c709f7-058b-4918-a832-e87587a53a3b block-5b0ee9e7-1d7f-4bdc-b0be-e2cd09a4b4af block-9bcdbb32-96b5-495e-9002-187145171499 block-843271b3-b684-42fd-b5b1-b3572a2e70a4 The poorest children are 11 months behind when starting school Closing Gaps Early 6 High performing comprehensive schools take in…

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Making the Grade

…23806 10 Press release: GCSE reforms have led to slight widening of attainment gap, but overall impact is small https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/gcse-reforms-have-led-to-slight-widening-of-attainment-gap Dave Thomson and Simon Burgess: The effect of GCSE reforms:…

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Covid-19 Impacts: Access to the Workplace

…26330 5 5 1 Almost half of students say Covid-19 has diminished their chances of finding a job https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/almost-half-of-students-say-covid-19-has-diminished-their-chances-of-finding-a-job 25966 26029 26309 3 46% Almost half of students say they’re…

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A Fair Start? Equalising access to early education

…20210819 2021 27943 31587 4 7 1 Disadvantaged three- and- four-year-olds ‘locked out’ of crucial early years opportunities https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/disadvantaged-three-and-four-year-olds-locked-out-of-crucial-early-years-opportunities/ 27954 70% The proportion of parents eligible for the 30 hour…

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PQA: Reforming University Admissions

…University applicants support overhaul of admissions https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/university-applicants-support-overhaul-of-admissions/ Standing the test of time https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/standing-the-test-of-time/ 14242 3 84% The percentage of students who receive incorrect predicted grades each year. yellow 1 in…

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Teacher Polling 2017

…to plug gaps” in their school’s budget https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Pupil-Premium-Polling-2017-Press-Release.pdf 1 Key findings 1 pink 1 Almost a third (30%) of heads say the funding they get for poorer pupils is being…