Our Research and Policy Officer, Erica Holt-White, explores the findings from our latest report on careers guidance in secondary schools. Good advice and information on careers can empower students to…
If we really care about social mobility, we can’t forget about 16-19 year olds
Our Research, Communications and Policy intern Alice Gent looks at how the pandemic has impacted post-16 education. The news has been dominated by talk of education recovery recently. And –…
The Digital Divide includes families in the Early Years
…need to urgently action calls from the early years and school sectors to combat the digital divide and support all families to have access to an electronic device per child…
Starting out in social mobility: our interns reflect on their experience
…week involved getting acquainted with the office and the team. Once I had completed all of the initial training and admin, I spent most of the week getting to know…
Peter Lampl: Forget costly UK universities. Go to America
…on university admissions processes. The promise of a new careers advice service is also to be wholeheartedly welcomed as too many comprehensive students make poor subject and university choices. But…
Evidence is just the start of finding what works
…policy and practice, but it also highlights the difficulties of promoting changes to improve practice – because finding that TAs are deployed ineffectively does not tell you what to do…