The House of Commons Education Committee heard from the Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan today discussing the government’s White Paper Educational Excellence Everywhere, which includes controversial plans to…
Education Committee report on the role of RSCs refers to Chain Effects
20th January The Education Committee published a detailed report on role of Regional Schools Commissioners (RSCs), which found that while they are doing a “necessary job”, but “the oversight system…
Oxbridge college admissions ‘complex and intimidating’
…the trust of making “unjustified criticisms” and perpetuating “common myths”. The report comes after David Cameron warned top institutions they needed to do more to tackle social inequality. The Sutton…
The House of Commons will stay posh until we bring back grammar schools
Writing for The Telegraph, Harry Mount discusses the implication of the findings of recent Sutton Trust research on the background of election candidates. The House of Commons is going to…
Aspiration must be more than a bolt on
…We’re lucky at my school to have parents who work in health care, a terrific clerk who is Company Secretary for the local NHS Trust, former students who could come…
Competitive Edge
…aren’t, be heartened by the fact there is other support out there from other charities and the universities themselves (see accessprofessions.com for some great alternative opportunities). The downside of competition…