…even if it did, there would be perverse consequences: good schools being shut, parents being denied choice in a liberal democracy – all with no guarantee the comprehensive ideal would…
Parliament and Policy: July 2014
…immediately when they come to school because they do not have the back-up from home and the community.” —- Graham Stuart MP (Con, Beverley and Holderness), Chairman of the Education…
Parliament and Policy: June 2014
…MP Alex Cunningham and Conservative children’s minister Liz Truss on child care. Click here to view the discussion. 18 June – The Education Select Committee report The Education Select Committee…
Parliament and Policy: January 2014
See below for January’s mentions of the Sutton Trust and EEF in Parliament. 29 January 2014 – Education Select Committee Conor Ryan, Director of Research and Communications at the Sutton…
Make school admissions fairer
…apply to good schools. More importantly, those from disadvantaged homes wouldn’t be priced out of applying to the best comprehensives, improving social mobility. Conor Ryan, Director of Research and Communications…
LABOUR TO OFFER ‘EARN AND LEARN’ TECHNICAL DEGREES
Writing for The Independent Andrew Grice reports on Labour’s plans for a ‘technical degree,’ revealed today at the Sutton Trust/Pearson Summit. Young people who do not want or get a…