The NFER is undertaking a robust and independent evaluation of PRIME over the first two years of delivery. This summary presents findings from an evaluation of the first year of…
The data deficit effect
…– if controversial – testing system this autumn. Along with Wales, Scotland scrapped national testing in the mid-2000s. The result was predictably disastrous in Wales, which has been edging back…
Sir Peter Lampl: Our focus has to be on training better teachers
Sir Peter Lampl wrote for the i newspaper on the PISA results Governments around the globe await the three-yearly PISA results with bated breath. They tell us how well our…
Graphic Inequality
…world). At the same time good comparative data is devilishly hard to come by and offers mainly correlational not causal evidence. There are, however, five graphs that provide key insights…
Sutton Trust US Programme 2017 Cohort Announced
…chosen out of an incredibly competitive applicant pool; over 1,000 students competed for a place on the programme. See full list of participants. We were impressed by the applicants’ academic…
150 students selected for the Sutton Trust’s US Programme 2016
…a week at a US university this summer. The Trust and Commission congratulate them on their success in an incredibly competitive applicant pool: over 1,200 students competed for a place…