…now use the Sutton Trust and Education Endowment Foundation Teaching and Learning Toolkit to help inform evidence-based practice, which includes how best to allocate pupil premium funds. The Pupil Premium…
Pupil Premium: money matters, but nothing more than the teacher
Sir Kevan Collins on the impact of the Pupil Premium in schools after five years When the Pupil Premium – additional money allocated by national government direct to schools to…
What do we know so far about results day and less advantaged students?
…34.7% in 2021. But it is still higher than the pre-pandemic rate of 28.5% in 2019. Last year, after several years of expansion, acceptances at higher tariff universities fell. The…
What have we learned from the Lib Dem Party Conference?
…attainment gap, which is now higher than at any point in the last decade, stricter targets must be set for levels of uptake by students eligible for the pupil premium….
Comic Strip Presents
…PISA tests. By age 16 high achieving students from better-off backgrounds are already three years ahead of the highest achieving students from poorer backgrounds. The Sutton Trust research reveals stark…
Why the silence on maintenance grants matters
…was presented as a rational solution to counter unsustainable pressure on the Treasury. But it also raised fears that increased costs would act as a barrier to deter low-income young…