…House of Commons has become more representative of the country. Two thirds of the new intake attended a comprehensive compared with 44 per cent of those re-elected. Much of this…
Top teachers needed to help poor white pupils
…in struggling schools to tackle underachievement by poor, white, working-class children, a committee of MPs has recommended. A report by the Commons education committee said that white British children from…
Independent school education found to boost grades and earnings
…found that only 7.6% of those who went to state schools were earning over £70,000 a year in their thirties, compared to 18.2% of those who attended independent schools under…
Thousands of state school pupils shun top degree
…pupils from top performing independent schools on average make twice as many applications to leading research universities than their peers from state comprehensive schools with similar average A- level results….
Sutton Trust responds to Schools White Paper
Commenting on the release of the government’s Schools White Paper, Sir Peter Lampl, Chair of the Education Endowment Foundation and Chair of the Sutton Trust, said: “Literacy and numeracy are…
A Fair Start: Extra nursery hours mean I can provide for my son
…to nursery has made the world of difference to his learning and development. William started going to the Thomas Coram Centre nursery in Camden for 15 hours a week when…