…The full report is available at the Commission’s website http://www.independentcommissionfees.org.uk/. The Commission is grateful to the Universities & Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) for their cooperation in helping with the Commission’s…
Social Selection on the Map
…Introducing the school admissions dashboard https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/introducing-the-school-admissions-dashboard/ School admissions interactive map 1 light-green Our interactive map provides an unprecedented insight into the dynamics of secondary school admissions in England. Compare your…
Missing Talent
…GCSE https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/over-a-third-of-clever-but-poor-boys-significantly-underachieve-at-gcse/ Lee Elliot Major: Missing talent – how to stop bright kids falling behind (Prospect Magazine) https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/lee-elliot-major-missing-talent-how-to-stop-bright-kids-falling-behind/ Key Findings 1 pink 1 15% of highly able pupils who score…
‘Appeaser’ heads who tolerate bad behaviour
…Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned. In a stinging attack on poorly-performing secondary schools yesterday, the head of Ofsted said pupils were being failed by weak senior teachers who were prepared…
Royal College of Teaching advocates still need to win over teachers – Sutton Trust
…– were asked how much they would be prepared annually for membership, 26% said they wouldn’t be prepared to pay for it and most of the rest were unwilling to…
Time to end travesty of poorest students racking up highest debts
…such as food and rent is £11,400. Essential costs are higher than the maximum available loan for 57% of students. For 19% of students housing costs alone are higher than…