James Turner says young people and new charities are providing an antidote to the gloom. More bad news on the social mobility front came from the Sutton Trust today, with…
The Sutton Trust is funding two summer schools with UCL this year
…from the British Museum. Students will develop their ability to question, to analyse critically and to synthesise an argument from a number of sources. There were six applications to UCL’s…
Boys too shy to apply for free university summer schools
…Higher Education will also be given preference. Anyone interested should call 0208 788 3223 for further details or apply on-line atwww.suttontrust.com. The deadline for applications is Friday 2nd March 2007….
Only one third of pupils understand tuition fees
…– such as computer and car ownership, and frequency of taking holidays – to group respondents into low, medium or high affluence groups. More detail can be found here: http://www.springerlink.com/content/v04u3732442nkx5k/…
Private tuition booms despite recession
…family income levels. 25% of children from the most affluent families who were surveyed said they have received some tuition during their education, compared to 15% of children from the…
Sutton Trust US Summer School Launched At Yale
…study. Harvard University alone saw a 45% increase in applications from 2009-10 to 2010-11. However the majority of UK applicants come from private schools. The programme aims to change that,…