…were accepted to English universities in 2012 compared with 118,952 young men. This represents a decline since 2010 of 2.6% for girls and 4.0% for boys, and a 5.9% decline…
Lotteries used to break middle-class hold on school places
…of children face losing the automatic right to a place at their local secondary school amid a surge in the number of comprehensives using lottery-style admissions policies. Figures show that…
Top teachers needed to help poor white pupils
…in struggling schools to tackle underachievement by poor, white, working-class children, a committee of MPs has recommended. A report by the Commons education committee said that white British children from…
Independent school education found to boost grades and earnings
…possible to overcome the problems of the Assisted Places Scheme, whilst retaining its benefits, by making private schools less socially exclusive. He commented, ”This research shows clearly that there is…
The Educational backgrounds of 500 leading figures
…chief executives of FTSE companies are now non-British and were thus educated abroad. Just under a third of CEOs are currently from abroad, compared with less than one in ten…
Thousands of state school pupils shun top degree
Thousands of state school pupils are not applying to the most selective university degree courses despite having the A-levels to secure a place, new research shows. The report reveals that…