…low levels of mobility. The manifesto urges the political parties to take steps to make grammar and comprehensive school admissions fairer. Research by the Trust has shown grammar schools and…
Thousands of young people face a “lost opportunity” because they can’t access top jobs, unless firms take potential employees’ background into account
…(Labour), Andrea Jenkyns MP (Conservative) and Baroness Tyler (Liberal Democrat) say: “Our professions should reflect our communities and our country, and employers themselves would ultimately benefit from harnessing the broader…
Able to succeed
Sir Peter Lampl suggests a way forward for Theresa May as she faces Commons opposition to her grammar school plans. Theresa May’s plans to expand grammar schools have run into…
Tim Montgomerie: Smarter grammar schools can be fair to all
…mater, Highgate, dominate the top echelons of British society. The Sutton Trust records that more than 70 per cent of top judges and military officers, 61 per cent of leading…
Tim Montgomerie: Theresa May must now decide what’s important
…just this weekend, a new audit of public services and their effect on the disadvantaged. Reforming stop-and-search and fighting human trafficking while she was at the Home Office prove that…
UK universities take increasing battle for students into virtual world
…in the number of mature and part-time students. Figures from the Office for Fair Access show that, between 2009 and 2015, the number of people aged over 21 entering higher…