Fewer than one in fifteen (6%) of new graduates who move to London come from the most disadvantaged fifth of UK neighbourhoods according to Home Advantage, a new report published…
Improving the learning of teachers
…teachers themselves – the very people we entrust with our children’s development. The ‘core business’ of teaching matters more than anything else within schools, particularly for pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds….
Mobility in the Manifestos
Conor Ryan on why social mobility should be a key issue in the 2015 election. Justine Greening, the development secretary, remembered her days working at Morrison’s, and warned that her…
Plans for ‘College of Teaching’ fail to convince teachers
…Major, the Sutton Trust’s director of development and policy, said that while the college has “real potential” to improve the “status and professional development of teachers”, it is “crucial that…
£1m programme to help non-privileged students attend top local universities
…been chosen because of their low progression rate to higher education (25% in Manchester and Birmingham and 15% in Nottingham compared to young participation rate of over 30% and national…
Measuring impact and engagement in online programmes
…the confidence and motivation boost that I needed. I felt rather discouraged and isolated, but being surrounded by likeminded individuals completely changed my outlook.” – STO student Jonny Tyndall 1…