…which can set their own admissions policies. 17% of sponsored academies used one or both criteria, compared with 5% of all comprehensives. The number of schools allocating places according to…
Sutton Trust submission to the House of Commons Children, Schools and Families Committee on Social Mobility and Education and Access to the Professions
The Sutton Trust’s submission to the House of Commons Children, Schools and Families Committee on Social Mobility and Education and Access to the Professions. 978 20090630 2009 23781…
House of Lords Social Mobility Committee report threaded with Sutton Trust research
…is a major barrier to young people in finding a job. The Committee made several recommendations to the Government, which support the development of a more coherent and straightforward system…
Has the time come for a new admissions system?
…confirmed place on a less-competitive course, rather than stretching themselves to a more selective course which is a better match to their abilities. Of course, the changes proposed are not…
Tackling the persistent challenges around the early years workforce
…capped, the cost of taking qualifications has increased and the prospects of enhanced qualifications leading to promotion or enhanced pay have declined. Providers’ shrinking margins reduce the scope to fund…
Three year attainment gap between poor pupils and their better-off classmates separates Britain’s brightest teenage girls
…Global Gaps by Dr John Jerrim of the UCL Institute of Education (IoE) and Education Datalab analyses the 2015 test scores from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)…