…competitive university. Dr Jones’ comparison shows that the “personal” element of the personal statement needs to be interpreted carefully. Unsurprisingly, admissions tutors seem to be primarily interested in a student’s…
Bright disadvantaged pupils get better A-levels through reading for pleasure, education trips and regular homework, as well as good schools
…A-levels in any subjects compared with 60% of their bright advantaged peers. But the researchers identified a number of factors that made it significantly more likely that the bright disadvantaged…
Reasons to be cheerful
…to Law students. The Honourable Mr Justice Eder did a fantastic job of providing a fitting and inspirational finale to the students’ two years on the scheme – and the…
Pupil premium money will have limited impact on poorer pupils, teacher survey suggests.
…Premium money would be for this academic year, less than 3% of teachers identified the most cost-effective classroom approaches – providing effective feedback on pupil’s performance, and enabling pupils to…
Private school premium of £194,000 revealed in new report
…greater opportunities to progress to our best universities and professions.” Commenting on the report Labour MP Ian Austin said: “Research out earlier this week from the Social Mobility Commission demonstrated…
Parent Power?
…professional social group A sent their eldest child to a private/independent school,7 compared with less than 2% of those from C2 (the skilled working class). Those who did so cited…