…widely; Mrs Heinz Kerry also gave us tantalising glimpses into a whole range of areas of her academic, philanthropic and professional life, from her efforts to combat apartheid in South…
Enabling the able
…represents a ‘lost 65,000′, many of whom should be university-bound, including to the most selective institutions. This latest research echoed a study commissioned by the Sutton Trust from Alan Smithers,…
Jeremy Hodgen: We need maths to age 18 now
…very powerfully. Here, we can learn from two countries that do better than England: New Zealand and Singapore. Like England, both allow their students some choice over the subjects they…
Wider ways to widen opportunity
…from the UK (the low chances of securing a work visa mean they’ll come back anyway). Rather, the winners are the students. They are in a better position to make…
Learning from Open Access
…reminded of the things we learnt from the Belvedere experience: That there are plenty of bright young people out there from low and middle income homes who can compete for…
Breaking the mould, not the bank
…common sense and initiative, being commercially aware – that are indispensable in many jobs. The offer to these students is growing. My colleague, Conor Ryan, has blogged previously on how…