…young people are doing compared to those in over 70 other countries. Today’s results are a mixed bag. On the plus side, though we significant gaps remain, disadvantaged pupils score…
Would-be vets visit prestigious animal hospital
…RVC and my peers helped to create a great sense of community and belonging. Something I shall never forget is giving a presentation! I was a bag of nerves and…
We Chose Apprenticeships Over Going To University – And Have Never Looked Back
…prospects at some universities being uncomfortably low, there’s been a surge in school-leavers embarking on apprenticeships rather than packing their bags for freshers week. Research collated in a Sutton Trust…
Reform in haste and education pays the price
Libby Purves cites Sutton Trust research in a Times column about education reform. The English language enables many linguistic snobberies. “Academy”, for instance, means “school”. Its use got refined to…
Valuing the vocational
Conor Ryan asks can we ever get vocational education right in England This week, the Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Committee called for apprenticeships to be seen as equal to…
How ballots and banding are shaking up school admissions
…of where their children have been allocated a secondary school place, new admissions policies of banding and ballots have come under scrutiny. The recent Parent power? report for the Sutton…