Our Research,Communications and Policy intern, Alice Gent, explores the new National Tutoring Programme as it launches in schools today. Young people have faced a year like no other. By the…
Introducing the school admissions dashboard
…with Selective Comprehensives 2024, we again find that many schools do not fully serve their local communities, with social segregation apparent. The first thing that strikes you when looking at…
Widening access to tutoring
…and we have seen inspiring initiatives, from the Oak National Academy to Marcus Rashford’s emotive and successful appeal to provide free school meals over the summer holidays. For anyone interested…
Parents and teachers think school admissions needs to be fairer
…teachers from schools in the publicly funded sector in England. The panel is representative of teachers from the full range of roles in primary and secondary schools, from head teachers…
England’s Lionesses – a class act?
…England. And indeed, several of the Lionesses are from the North of England, including Jill Scott (from Sunderland), Carly Telford (Durham), Demi Stokes (South Shields) and Nikita Parris (Liverpool). But…
Realising the social mobility promise of apprenticeships
…to access the best apprenticeships. Research from the OfS found that only 12% of degree apprentices come from the poorest fifth of areas, compared to 27% from the wealthiest. In…