…and how this compares to maintenance loans that are available. Students were asked about their monthly spending across several categories categorised as “essential” (rent/mortgage payments, bills, groceries, health spending, clothing,…
Can we reach consensus on secondary reform?
…draft national curriculum makes little change to range of subjects that students take – computing replaces ICT, but PSHE, citizenship and PE remain statutory requirements, even if their programmes of…
Where next: What influences the choices of would-be apprentices?
…we still see significant disparities in entry – with the Sutton Trust reporting that twice as many degree apprentices are from the wealthiest areas compared to the poorest, indicating disparities…
Reflections on the evidence on Summer Schools
…have led to some similar findings to TASO’s trial, but also some differences. Studies we have undertaken have shown that these programmes work and have greatly impacted students, unlocking their…
University course and course content most important in student decision-making
…on the BIS website (http://www.bis.gov.uk/policies/higher-education/research-analysis) and the Sutton Trust website at www.suttontrust.com The population of survey respondents obtained consisted of 13,457 high achievers and represented approximately 11% of the total…
Coding + Creativity = Careers?
…programming languages to solve computational problems; to design, use and evaluate computational abstractions that model the state and behaviour of real-world problems and physical systems; and how instructions are stored…