…45% with high prior attainment gaining 5A*-A at GCSE, compared to 63% of black students and 67% of Asian students. Potential for Success identifies examples of good practice in schools…
A view from both sides
…you are expected to have even more than just good academic grades. But gaining essential work experience to complement your CV is not easy, especially if your local community is…
Half of new MPs went to comprehensives
…in The Times. This article appeared in the print edition of The Times. You can read the online version here. Read our report, Parliamentary Privilege – MPs 2017, here….
More than half of MPs went to comprehensives
Our report analysing the educational backgrounds of the new Parliament is covered by Sarah Harris for the Daily Mail. This article appeared in the print edition of the Daily…
Comprehensive victory
Our report analysing the educational backgrounds of the new Parliament is covered by Richard Adams for the Guardian. This article appeared in the print edition of the Guardian. You…
Influx of new MPs means fewer privately educated members than in previous Parliament
…sources, such as candidates’ campaign web pages. The school and university backgrounds of MPs were obtained by using a number of publicly available sources, such as Who’s Who and MPs’…