…“This means recognising that potential is not always captured in grades, so universities need to make offers that reflect students’ individual circumstances. This is particularly crucial in 2021, as lower-income…
Young people believe A Level cancellations will damage their university chances
…Applications. This means that students can make informed choices based on actual rather than predicted grades, which particularly disadvantage high attaining poorer students.” NOTES TO EDITORS The full research brief…
National Apprenticeship Week 2020
…disadvantaged men were two times less likely to access this opportunity than their peers. It is crucial that the issue of access continues to be highlighted and tackled. Inequalities need…
Degree apprenticeships ‘the next big thing’
From an apprentice in Liverpool to an MP in the House of Commons, Gillian Keegan MP tells her tale of apprenticeship success and why degree level apprenticeships need to be…
ADMISSIONS BARRIER FOR POOR STUDENTS
…attend courses with higher ability peers. Students currently make their choices based on predicted rather than actual A-level grades. This could result in them applying to universities which are less…
Poach the student
Anna Fazackerley cites Sutton Trust research and quotes Sutton Trust CEO, Lee Elliot Major, in an article for The Guardian. Poach the student: how UK universities could compete for second…