…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,…
Why not have premium rewards too?
…on free school meals and those who have recently been eligible. On average schools receive £5000 a year per pupil through the dedicated schools grant, but some inner London councils…
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…
Cultural capital in the core curriculum
…our competing exam boards – that is more important than the literary merits of John Steinbeck or Harper Lee. The National Curriculum should not simply be the preserve of whoever…
Sir Peter Lampl: Don’t let Uncle Sam grab all the best students
…to international as domestic students — if you are bright enough to get in and if your family income is below $65,000 (£40,000) a year, you qualify for free tuition…
Sir Peter Lampl: America must be free of the shadow of the guns
…minutes to kill 16 five and six-year-olds and their teacher. Watching with horror the reports from Newtown, Connecticut, I was struck by the similarities: 20 six and seven-year-olds senselessly dead…