…By contrast, the figure for the population as a whole is just 7%. Read the PA report, used by many local and national news sites, at BT.com news here. …
Peter Lampl: Tried and tested – it’s social mobility in action
…— judges, news editors and politicians — would come from all social backgrounds, not just the lucky few with parents able to afford school fees. Read the original article here….
Sir Peter Lampl: How we fail our students
Sir Peter Lampl wrote for The Times on new university access benchmarks. TODAY’S news that the number of students from state schools going to 13 leading universities has increased by…
There is much more still to do to get poor students into higher education
Believe the hype and Britain is on the verge of a great levelling. Of course it is good news to learn that 1,400 more students from disadvantaged homes will be…
Worlds Apart
…argument. No amount of caveats and constructive comments could calm the enraged ranks of TAs. All they could see was an attack on their livelihoods. I returned to London that…
Pupil premium ‘plugs budget holes’
The Press Association report on our pupil premium poll was covered in many news outlets including MSN. Some schools are using extra funding designed to help their poorest pupils to…