…40% of earners will graduate with debts of nearly £52,000. These debt levels are almost double those of American university graduates. “We are proposing that fees should be means tested…
October 2017 – Westminster Roundup
…ambassadors are Maria Caufield (MP), Stephen Metcalfe (MP) and Trudy Harrison (MP). You can find more information here. Conor Ryan, Sutton Trust Director of Research and Communications, is chairing a…
Give poor pupils a two grade break
…identified by the Trust as the most highly selective, comprising mostly Russell Group universities, plus other similar institutions. After meeting basic criteria, applicants on Sutton Trust summer schools are prioritised…
Lessons for life
…only take place at A level in the state sector are easier earlier in smaller independent school classes. Also, independent schools offer a broader array of co-curricular activities, such as…
Pupils miss out on life skills
…also finds there are big socio-economic gaps in access to extra-curricular activities, with pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds less likely to take up activities than their better off peers (46% compared…
Education at the conferences
…this year. At the Liberal Democrat conference, Education Spokesperson Layla Moran MP focused on the need for fair funding for all schools, argued against school league tables, and said that…