…a Russell Group university than peers from the state sector, according to the latest Government figures. While 56 per cent of state educated students went on to higher education, compared…
Half the country would send their children to private schools
…scheme comes from Dr Martin Stephen, High Master of Manchester Grammar School and this year’s chairman of the Headmasters’ Conference (HMC). He says: “We are committed to needs-blind entry. We…
£1m programme to help non-privileged students attend top local universities
…little tradition of higher education and who attend state schools with a low rate of progression to higher education. The programme, which will cost about £1m, will begin in September…
Morgan to end ‘soft bigotry’ of easier subjects
The Yorkshire Post featured Nicky Morgan’s speech at the Sutton Trust and Education Endowment Foundation Summit. Nicky Morgan will today hit out at what she claims is “soft bigotry” in…
Cuts to staffing, equipment and tutoring budgets will hit lower income students the hardest
…level, 76% of leaders said they had cut their teaching-assistant and 53% support-staff budgets, both the highest levels since we started this polling in 2017. This all comes at a…
New school funding proposals will not address the ‘double disadvantage’ faced by poorer pupils in deprived areas
…Education Endowment Foundation. The charities’ joint submission to the Government’s consultation on the National Funding Formula highlights how “economic and educational inequalities hinder social mobility and decrease the chances of…