…to appoint a Chief Executive to position ourselves for future growth. I am delighted that Lee will be Chief Executive. I shall remain Executive Chairman. Lee has gained a wealth…
Father’s education level strongest factor in child’s success at school – study
…success at school, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of poverty and lack of achievement passed down from parents to children in Britain, according to research. The report from the Office for…
Parental education is determining factor in UK poverty
…in predicting whether it will grow up to live in poverty in Britain, according to analysis published on Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics. … Commenting on the report,…
Lee Elliot Major: This simplistic solution to Oxbridge elitism won’t work
…would allow students on to its degree courses unless they had shown that they could survive and flourish in an academically demanding environment – irrespective of how highly ranked they…
Sir Peter Lampl: Let’s put British youngsters in the Ivy League
…to finish. If successful we intend to establish many more US summer schools next year and beyond — opening a pipeline for UK students to reap the benefits of some…
Sir Peter Lampl: A lesson in teaching
…findings of a report last week by the management consultants McKinsey will come as no surprise. The best education systems – such as in Finland and South Korea – are…