…We decided to add a criteria, which is applied before distance, for pupils eligible for the Pupil Premium. Our Governors were supportive. During the consultation we did receive some concerns…
Balancing budgets: Schools forced to make increasing cuts to staff and activities amid funding crisis
…research from the Education Endowment Foundation, and forensically analysing their previous budgets to identify what has the most impact on their pupils and funnelling their spending into those things. Schools…
Is England’s squad in a class of their own?
…come from modest socio-economic backgrounds. In fact, some of those who went to private schools were sponsored by powerful Premier League teams. Phil Foden and Cole Palmer, for instance, both…
Celebrating a special partnership – 100 years of Brick Court Chambers
…However, with the brilliant Fionn Pilbrow QC and Paul Gray leading Brick Court’s centenary committee, we soon realised that they meant business and were serious about coming good on their…
A Fair Start? How the government can tackle inequalities in the early years
…years inequalities. The first few years of a child’s life have a significant impact on their development throughout school and into adulthood. Previous research has shown that intensive high-quality early…
Were 2021’s sporting successes also wins for social mobility?
…sports, it has been found that 53% of national school competitions were won by state schools and 46% by independent schools, despite 86% of competing schools coming from the state…