Posts Tagged “sutton trust”
Evidence-based policy is now official government policy. So will they actually follow the evidence?
by Stephen Tall on March 4, 2013
As of today, I officially work for a ‘What Works’ organisation – the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) – part of the ‘What Works Network’ Danny Alexander and Oliver Letwin are launching today. Here’s the Financial Times report: A drive to (…)
Forget PCC elections, here’s a far more worrying low turn-out statistic
by Stephen Tall on November 16, 2012
Here’s a graph showing the proportion of pupils predicted BBB at A-level who apply to at least two of the most selective universities according to the type of school they attend – the data’s from this Sutton Trust / Government (…)
The pupil premium isn’t a quick-fix solution, it’s a long-haul policy
by Stephen Tall on September 20, 2012
The pupil premium — additional cash targeted at the most disadvantaged children — is the policy of which Nick Clegg is proudest and with which he is most closely associated. The policy itself dates back to Julian le Grand in the 1980s (when it was touted as a progressive version of school vouchers) but it [...]
Mike Moritz’s gift to Oxford: a couple of thoughts from me
by Stephen Tall on July 12, 2012
Oxford University was yesterday able to unveil what is probably the largest ever pledged donation towards student financial assistance in the history of any European university. The bountiful benefactor? Mike Moritz, Welsh son of an academic emigre father who fled (…)
Popbitch on… the Social Mobility Agenda and Cricket
by Stephen Tall on March 15, 2012
For years my colleagues at The Sutton Trust have been noting how the failure of the British educational/class/economic* system is nowhere more apparent than in the dwindling access to top professions for state school students. Now the satirical gossip website (…)
Liam Burns, tuition fees and the death of irony
by Stephen Tall on January 27, 2012
With tuition fees of up to £9k due to kick-in for this year’s university entrants, the thorny issue of application numbers is bound to generate controversy: has the price hike deterred potential students, or had no effect? The release of (…)
