…level 4. But comparability is being lost, schools won’t have a common currency and needless chaos is being introduced where some modest adjustment would have been enough. Sir Michael Wilshaw…
Universities spend £124m a year on disadvantaged pupils, but not enough evidence available to tell them ‘what works best’
…on outreach this year, though that sum has been rising as OFFA has urged universities to focus more effort on persuading potential students from less advantaged backgrounds to apply from…
Sutton Trust response to Spending Review
Commenting on the impact of today’s spending review on education, skills and social mobility, Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of the Sutton Trust and Education Endowment Foundation said: “While the cuts…
White working-class boys in poor areas are less likely to study beyond GCSE, report finds
…(55 per cent) of disadvantaged girls going on to further study. This is compared with three-quarters (77 per cent) of the non-disadvantaged group, according to the report from the University…
Isabel Hardman: No wonder they question going to university
…peers who got a job instead Whingeing forms a low, easily ignored rumble in the background of most social media. One moan by an old friend, though, sticks in my…
Church schools move towards open door selection
…place at private school. He is among several parents who asked not to be named, but admitted that their church attendance became rather more frequent when the time came to…