…team: a deep understanding of the science of evaluation combined with a knowledge of and sympathy for the challenges of delivery at the front line. There were some key messages…
Meeting tomorrow’s lawyers
…students from 12 programmes across the country come together as part of a journey of development, seeing them increasing in confidence and building friendships, as well as improving knowledge and…
A test of character
…world of work. Critics of teaching these skills say that it will come at the expense of young people acquiring knowledge. Toby Young put this view robustly in a recent…
Ten lessons for UK education
…opinion,’ Andreas Schleicher likes to say. Schleicher is the world’s leading expert on international comparisons of education performance. Education ministers across the globe hang on his every word. He developed…
The Educational Backgrounds of Members of the House of Commons and House of Lords
…Lords have been to independent schools, compared to 7% in the wider population, and that 27% of the Commons and 42% of the Lords were educated at Oxbridge. Key Findings…
18,000 fewer mature students apply to university since fees increase
…www.ucas.com/data-analysis/key-analysis . 5. HEFCE’s analysis of part-time students can be found athttp://www.hefce.ac.uk/about/intro/abouthighereducationinengland/impact/ 6. There are several reasons why we have come to different conclusions from UCAS on selective universities: the…