…have the family network to access opportunities and advice. It is initiatives like PRIME, that are committed to improving access to the legal profession through work experience, that are giving…
Number of white working class boys taking AS or A-levels ‘shockingly low’
…and long-lasting influence of background in shaping educational outcomes and suggest that income is only partly responsible for the variations in levels of education by different groups. The research found…
Why we need Open Access
…even if it did, there would be perverse consequences: good schools being shut, parents being denied choice in a liberal democracy – all with no guarantee the comprehensive ideal would…
New social mobility and levelling up polling
…their area, the most popular response among adults in England was to introduce maintenance grants for students from poorer families (44%). To view the full polling tables, visit: https://www.publicfirst.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Public-First-Poll-for-Sutton-Trust.pdf https://www.publicfirst.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Public-First-Poll-for-Sutton-Trust-Education-Investment-Areas-1.pdf…
Most teachers support link between performance and pay
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Missing their potential: bright british boys lose out with 30 month reading gap
…to the Professions. 2. The report The Reading Gap is available at https://www.suttontrust.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/READINGGAP.pdf 3. The OECD PISA study for 2009 compared the reading scores of 15 year-olds in 32 countries,…