…to improve social mobility. A full copy of the report will be available to download at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/social-mobility-commission MEDIA COVERAGE Decades of policies have failed to shift social mobility (I News)…
New OFFA guidance on evaluating outreach
…TO EDITORS ‘Improving the evaluation of outreach: interview report’ and ‘The evaluation of the impact of outreach: proposed standards of evaluation practice and associated guidance’ can be accessed here: https://www.offa.org.uk/egp/improving-evaluation-outreach/…
Sir Peter Lampl comments on today’s HESA data
…have helped hundreds of thousands of young people of all ages, from early years through to access to the professions. A summary of the data can be found here: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/performance-indicators/widening-participation-summary…
The Sutton Trust and PRIME call for better engagement in social mobility initiatives
…Solicitors Regulation Authority, whose work is kindly acknowledged. The original data is available here: http://www.sra.org.uk/solicitors/diversity-toolkit/law-firm-diversity-tool.page. All figures presented are for those educated in the UK only. ABOUT THE POLLING SAMPLE:…
The Sutton Trust is funding two summer schools with UCL this year
…chance to watch an operation. There will also be sessions on applying to medical school, the BMAT (biomedical admissions test) and student finances. More information can be found at: http://www.whittington.nhs.uk/default.asp?c=3295…
Innovative access scheme hailed a success
…sessions and lectures, a summer school, university visits and individual mentoring. It will benefit 360 students overall, composed of three consecutive year cohorts. See http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/125097/activities_for_schools_and_colleges/1888/reach_for_excellence for more information. The evaluation…