…recruitment issues were affecting the quality of education their school was providing, compared to 55 per cent of teachers in independent secondary schools, and 76 per cent in the most…
Sutton Trust response to the government’s consultation on introducing a National Funding Formula
…exists across all phases of the English educational system and that the effects of disadvantage are cumulative so that the gap tends to increase as children grow older. Social and…
Conor Ryan: University funding challenge
Conor Ryan wrote for Public Finance in Jan/Feb 2015 on university funding As the general election looms, Nick Clegg’s decision to back a trebling of tuition fees could come back…
Teachers support Tomlinson, but more cautious over academies
Nearly two out of three secondary school teachers in England and Wales support the Tomlinson Review of the school curriculum for 14-19 year olds, according to a MORI survey commissioned…
Use of an aptitude test in university entrance: a validity study – Final Report
…in the UK. Key Findings The relationship between degree performance, prior attainment and the type of school attended suggests that on average students from comprehensive schools are likely to achieve…
Charity’s digital programme to support 2000 more disadvantaged young people into university or an apprenticeship
…they make big decisions about their next steps. Split into four phases – explore, apply, prepare and succeed – students are able to work at their own pace, choose the…