It’s midway through our first Pathways to Banking & Finance cohort’s year, so we took the opportunity to catch up. We asked our students for their highlights so far, and…
A teacher’s guide to supporting students with high potential
…important that wherever possible, interventions to benefit them are available to all students. All classes should have built-in stretching activities, and while certain extra-curricular activities may be particularly promoted to…
Call for new Oxbridge colleges for disadvantaged students
…“obsession” with academic degrees and providing a more balanced approach to vocational qualifications is recommended by Robert Halfon, Conservative chair of the Commons education select committee. “Our labour market does…
1,000 children’s centres ‘lost’ since 2009
…on the most disadvantaged areas in England, the programme was later extended to all areas. By its peak in August 2009, there were 3,632 centres, with over half (54%) in…
Teens from East Midlands least likely to go on to leading unis
…Dukeries Academy Farnborough Academy Fullhurst Community College John Flamsteed Community School Landau Forte College Lodge Park Academy Malcolm Arnold Academy Meden School Nottingham Free School NUAST Oakwood Academy Queen Elizabeth’s…
Almost half of the public say today’s youth will be worse off than their parents
…ban on unpaid internships that are over four weeks long so that young people who can’t afford to work for free aren’t excluded from the most competitive career paths. Sir…