…attend. Despite a change of government, there is little sign of this ending, and whilst Keir Starmer departs from the usual image of an Oxford Prime Minister, coming from a…
An opportunity to explore: Recipients of our Opportunity Bursary discuss their plans
…an up-and-coming industry. Thanks to the bursary, I developed skills which I demonstrated in applications and interviews. As a result, I was successfully able to get an offer for a…
Are less advantaged students able to benefit fully from their university experience?
…name their local comprehensive. Balls, formal dinners and the traditions that come with them are commonplace at some of the country’s most elite institutions. They can be seen as an…
A student’s guide to 2022 A-level Results Day
…into demonstrating your knowledge about the subject and your commitment to the course. You should also talk about the impact of the pandemic on you, for example if you did…
Equity of Access: Early childhood education as universal entitlement
…hours alongside more advantaged peers, running the risk that the previous steps towards closing the gap are undermined.’ In 2019, a House of Commons Education Committee report on tackling disadvantage…
A quarter of a century of championing social mobility
…In our world, the term social mobility was unheard of outside a small academic circle, the pupil premium was over a decade away from inception, and the idea of running…