…why reforming the admissions system is so important and why we need to refocus on the issue. If you would like to know more about our school admissions work, sign…
Reflecting on Pathways to the Professions
…university, an apprenticeship or straight into work. But what we do know is that for many, certain careers do not feel attainable or accessible. For over 10 years, our Pathways…
A barrier to access?
…these areas. Yet few policymakers have considered the role of the university admissions process itself as a barrier to access. The UKs university admissions process is highly complex, time consuming,…
Support to support
…people take after school. Last year our summer school students said that, when it comes to making decisions about universities, the opinions of their teachers are more important than their…
Insights from the Anglosphere
…on what we know about country comparisons of education inequality. Jane Waldfogel of Columbia and Sean Reardon of Stanford consider how gaps between the education haves and have-nots in the…
My university learning curve
…I didn’t always understand everything that was said. Some topics were newer and more complex than others which added to my opinion that university is a constant learning curve. Edinburgh…