…The combination of these changes could see a reduction in quality and a widening of school readiness gaps just as there is some evidence that gaps have started to narrow….
Poorer pupils get less homework help
…from a random sample of schools, and self-completion questionnaires were completed at school between 6th February and 17th May 2017. Data are weighted by school year, sex and region to…
Science specialists
…scientists in the world. Maybe one will even come back and replace me when I get too old for this!” But it seems my old science teacher is the exception…
Apprenticeships are a powerful tool for social mobility
…competitive professions such as law and finance. For employers and policy-makers, high level apprenticeships in particular are very appealing. They have labour market outcomes comparable to degrees from Russell Group…
The budget’s early years reforms risk entrenching pre-school inequality
…We wouldn’t give better off families longer hours in school, so why are we doing exactly that in the early years? In 2019, a House of Commons Education Committee report…
Our Alumni Policy Wishlist
…students. Better networking opportunities and career development programmes for lower income students. Better and more inclusive use of contextual admissions for university applications. Improving accessibility for disabled students at universities….