Laura Houston, UK Summer School 2010, shares how she came to be co-managing the University of St Andrews summer school she once attended. If someone had asked me at 16…
1,000 disadvantaged pupils miss out on top grades
…schools – over half of all students in grammars were in the top 10% at the end of primary school, compared to just 8% of students in comprehensives – the…
A view from both sides
…you are expected to have even more than just good academic grades. But gaining essential work experience to complement your CV is not easy, especially if your local community is…
US success for 62 state school students
…that all their costs are paid for by the universities. Each student will on average access $260,000 in financial aid which means they will graduate with little or no debt.”…
Half of new MPs went to comprehensives
Our report analysing the educational backgrounds of the new Parliament is covered by Nicola Woolcock and Hannah McGrath in The Times. This article appeared in the print edition of…
More than half of MPs went to comprehensives
Our report analysing the educational backgrounds of the new Parliament is covered by Sarah Harris for the Daily Mail. This article appeared in the print edition of the Daily…