…her family to do A-levels has won a place at one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Maths and physics student Morgan Cronin has an unconditional offer to…
Sir Peter Lampl responds to Justine Greening’s speech
…the forthcoming White Paper. He said: “We welcome Justine Greening’s commitment to addressing the challenges that children from poor and ordinary working families face getting into grammar schools. “Sutton Trust…
Lee Elliot Major: Britain’s social mobility problem
Lee Elliot Major, our Chief Executive, delivered a presentation to school principals in Norway as part of a session on our What Makes Great Teaching report. The presentation covered the…
The Guardian view on saving the union: a good start
…state of the union top place on her to-do list. It was striking too that she used the memorable phrase, “this precious, precious bond”, with its unmistakable Shakespearean echo to…
One in five academy chains below average for results and improvement for poorest pupils, but best chains delivering outstanding results
…students – those entitled to the pupil premium – in sponsored academies in 39 chains from 2013-2015. The researchers identified a similar number of chains (7 out of 39) whose…
Brexit’s mobility challenge
…to compare schools on a like for like basis as never before. That has spurred real improvement, and with the pupil premium has placed the attainment of disadvantaged pupils centre…