…“rigorous and knowledge rich”, claiming that it will aim to achieve parity between academic and vocational education and will include compulsory literacy and numeracy skills for all students. The key…
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…
Best in Class 2018
…perspective to the international evidence and the possibility of transplanting reforms from one country to another, and emphasised the pitfalls of skills-based learning, with contextual knowledge key to problem solving….
Summer schools aim to dispel state school teachers’ Oxbridge misconceptions
…as part of Durham University’s over-arching evaluation of the Trust’s programmes. James Turner, Director of Programmes at the Sutton Trust said; “We all know how important teachers are in guiding…
Knowing Where to Study? Fees, Bursaries and Fair Access
Poorer students have little knowledge of bursaries on offer, and some are deterred from university by fear of debt, according to research from Staffordshire University. This report is written by…
Results Day 2023 – what will it mean for social mobility?
…independent schools (27%). In recent in-depth interviews with young people in this group, we found concerns around gaps in their knowledge from GCSE, as well as difficulty concentrating after periods…