…inaccessible to those from less advantaged backgrounds. More companies should sign up to the Government’s Social Mobility Business Compact, a commitment to ensure recruitment practices eliminate barriers to social mobility….
Students are losing out as teachers’ and university tutors’ ideas about what makes a good personal statement are a “world apart”
…research report The Personal Statement is available online here. 7. Comparisons of differing feedback from teachers and tutors: Extract form Personal Statement Comments from Teacher Comments from Admissions Tutor “Captivated…
Alternative routes to advancing access
…John Jerrim’s research. Both the Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts, in his summit address and Oxford University in a press statement complained that it was unfair to compare the…
Royal College of Teaching advocates still need to win over teachers – Sutton Trust
…(PTI) in February 2014. The impetus for the blueprint came from the House of Commons Education Committee. Research by PTI in 2013 found more than 60% of teachers and headteachers…
Charity’s digital programme to support 2000 more disadvantaged young people into university or an apprenticeship
…to provide them with specialised support with their application, access academic AI tutoring in maths and science subjects, receive guidance in preparation for competitive medicine interviews and speak to alumni…
Celebrating 3 years of the Opportunity Bursary
…up a variety of projects increasing their employability. This year, student projects included aid volunteering in Djibouti, a lab internship at Harvard, medical electives in New York and Vietnam, starting…