In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, we recently moved all of our Pathways programming online. Moving quickly required a lot of energy, creativity and an acceptance that we needed to…
Learning from home: Green shoots?
…pupils from middle class homes were twice as likely to be taking part in daily live or recorded lessons as those from working class households (30% compared to 16%). At…
Examination cancellation: the impact of Covid-19 on students
…choose an institution which isn’t right for them, rather than wait for their grades to come through. The Office for Students have reacted to this quickly, calling on providers to…
Sir Peter Lampl: We need many more degree-level apprentices
…with one or more universities. As a degree-level apprentice, they will earn while they learn, come out with very little or no debt and with skills employers want. This year…
Making opportunities visible to some, visible to all
…the extent of the class gap, with 43% of middle-class graduates having taken an internship compared to 31% of working-class graduates. These class imbalances are compounded by our findings that…
Unpaid internships – paving the way into politics?
…the Senate, ensuring that money is available for all interns to be paid. Countries across the world are moving to end unpaid internships in politics. However, in Westminster unpaid work…