Richard Garner reports for the Independent on a new Sutton Trust poll. A growing number of parents support the idea of ballots to determine which children are successful in applying…
Two countries united by a common access problem
…facing similar issues when it comes to educational inequalities. Even in setting the scene, the contextual factors at play are strikingly resonant – low levels of social mobility compared to…
A divided nation losing its American dream?
…are reformers wanting to introduce more competition between schools, common test scores and teacher evaluations that distinguish genuinely between good and poor performers. On the other are the skeptics, backed…
Professional lessons in Germany and Switzerland
…successful businesses, and know the system cuts recruitment costs, ensures well-educated staff familiar with their company and provides competitive advantage. Next month, the Sutton Trust will publish a report based…
ONE IN SIX POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS IS PRIVATELY EDUCATED
…students obtained a First or Upper Second class degree (the usual requirements for pursuing a postgraduate course) in 2008 compared with 64% of state educated students. However, comparing like-for-like students…
Four schools and one college win more places at Oxbridge than 2000 schools combined
…universities while the other managed only 28%. At two low-scoring comprehensives, again with near identical Ucas tariff scores, almost 70% of 18-year-olds applied to higher education at one, only 33%…